The meaning of care dependency as shared by care givers and care recipients: A concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 561-569

  Boggatz, Thomas ^a   Dijkstra, Ate ^b   Lohrmann, Christa ^c   Dassen, Theo ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Care dependency; Care givers; Care recipients; Concept analysis; Functional limitations; Nursing; Self care deficit; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; SELF CARE;

EID: 35548974347     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04456.x     Document Type: Article

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