The emotional experiences of family carers in Huntington disease

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 789-798

  Williams, Janet K ^a   Skirton, Heather ^b   Paulsen, Jane S ^c   Tripp Reimer, Toni ^d   Jarmon, Lori ^e   McGonigal Kenney, Meghan ^a   Birrer, Emily ^a   Hennig, Bonnie L ^a   Honeyford, Joann ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^f NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Focus groups; Huntington disease; Psychological impact; Qualitative; Research report

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61649083506     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04946.x     Document Type: Article

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