A meta-synthesis describing the relationships between patients, informal caregivers and health professionals in home-care settings

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 454-463

  Lindahl, Berit ^a,b   Lidén, Eva ^a,b   Lindblad, Britt Marie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Friendship; Home care; Meta synthesis; Nurses; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; META ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 78651232642     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03008.x     Document Type: Review

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