Informal primary carers of stroke survivors living at home - Challenges, satisfactions and coping: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 337-351

  Greenwood, Nan ^a   Mackenzie, Ann ^a   Cloud, Geoffrey C ^b   Wilson, Nikki ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informal carers; Qualitative studies; Review; Stroke survivors

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; STROKE; SURVIVOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRAINING; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE;

EID: 66849109177     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802051721     Document Type: Review

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