Daughters caring for dying parents: A process of relinquishing

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 932-944

  Read, Trudy ^a   Wuest, Judith ^b  

^a Western Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daughters; Grounded theory; Parent care; Relinquishing; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAUGHTER; DYING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE PLAYING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TERMINAL CARE;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34548165517     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307306123     Document Type: Article

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