Home care for older couples: "It feels like a security blanket⋯"

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1245-1255

  Soodeen, Ruth Ann ^a   Gregory, David ^b   Bond Jr , John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Caregiving; Formal care; Home care; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPOUSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESPITE CARE; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; TRUST;

EID: 35548934601     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307307339     Document Type: Article

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