Situated/being situated: Client and co-worker roles of family caregivers in hospice palliative care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1789-1797

  Stajduhar, Kelli I ^a   Nickel, Dawn D ^a   Martin, Wanda L ^a   Funk, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Clients; Co workers; End of life; Family caregiver; Health care system; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CANCER; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN RESOURCE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPICE CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 54549109927     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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