Interviewing family caregivers: Implications of the caregiving context for the research interview

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 859-867

  Funk, Laura L ^a   Stajduhar, Kelli I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Coping and adaptation; Families; Informal; Interviews

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; INTERVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 65649126771     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309334105     Document Type: Article

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