Informal caring for stroke survivors: Meta-ethnographic review of qualitative literature

Maturitas

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-276

  Greenwood, Nan ^a   Mackenzie, Ann ^a  

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

Author keywords

Caregiver; Meta ethnography; Qualitative; Review; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EMOTIONALITY; ETHNICITY; ETHNOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; SURVIVORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77953028137     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.03.017     Document Type: Review

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