Older adults awareness of community health and support services for dementia care

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 359-370

  Ploeg, Jenny ^a   Denton, Margaret ^a,b   Tindale, Joseph ^c   Hutchison, Brian ^a,d   Brazil, Kevin ^a   Akhtar Danesh, Noori ^a   Lillie, Jean ^c   Plenderleith, Jennifer Millen ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b McMaster Centre for Gerontological Studies   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Awareness; Caregivers; Community support services; Dementia; Vignette methodology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AWARENESS; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 76749125508     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980809990195     Document Type: Article

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