A theory of meaning of caregiving for parents of mentally ill children in Taiwan, a qualitative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Yen, Wen Jiuan ^a   Teng, Ching Hwa ^b   Huang, Xuan Yi ^c   Ma, Wei Fen ^c   Lee, Sheuan ^a   Tseng, Hsiu Chih ^d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Interactionism; Meaning of care giving; Mental illness; Qualitative study; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 73149103187     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02984.x     Document Type: Review

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