Lived experience of caregivers of persons with dementia in Hong Kong: A qualitative study

East Asian Archives of Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 163-168

  Chan, W C ^a   Ng, C ^b   Mok, C C M ^a   Wong, F L F ^c   Pang, S L ^a   Chiu, H F K ^d  

^a CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Hong Kong; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 78651325616     PISSN: 20789947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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