American Indian Family Caregivers' Experiences with Helping Elders

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-369

  Jervis, Lori L ^a   Boland, Mathew E ^b   Fickenscher, Alexandra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian; Caregiving; Caregiving reward; Elders; Family; Positive valuation of elders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; CULTURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649503551     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-010-9131-9     Document Type: Article

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