Experiences and challenges of informal caregiving for Korean immigrants

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 517-526

  Han, Hae Ra ^a   Choi, Yun Jung ^b   Kim, Miyong T ^a   Lee, Jong Eun ^a   Kim, Kim B ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Catholic University Korea Song eui Campus   (South Korea)

^c Korean Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Challenges; Experiences; Focus groups; Immigrants; Korean American; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49549089077     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04746.x     Document Type: Article

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