Dutch psychogeriatric day-care centers: A qualitative study of the needs and wishes of carers

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-277

  De Jong, Jeltsje D ^a   Boersma, F ^b  

^a Nursing Home Vierackers   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Care approach; Day center; Day program; Dementia; Expertise; Information; Interview study; Underutilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 65649123053     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208008247     Document Type: Article

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