A grounded theory study of action/interaction strategies used when taiwanese families provide care for formerly suicidal patients

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 543-552

  Sun, Fan Ko ^a   Long, Ann ^b   Huang, Xuan Yi ^c   Chiang, Chun Ying ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Family caregivers; Home care; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAIWAN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75549084309     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2009.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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