Self-Care behaviors of spouses caring for significant others with alzheimer's disease: The emergence of self-care worthiness as a salient condition

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1662-1672

  Furlong, Karen E ^a   Wuest, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Families; Grounded theory; Health promotion; Informal; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SPOUSE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE;

EID: 56549103110     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308327158     Document Type: Article

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