Seeking what's best during the transition to adult day health services

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 597-605

  Bull, Margaret J ^a   McShane, Ruth E ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Caregiving; Grounded theory; Informal; Transition theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 42249102108     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308315174     Document Type: Article

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