Information needs of informal caregivers of older adults with chronic health conditions

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-44

  Washington, Karla T ^a   Meadows, Susan E ^b   Elliott, Susan G ^b   Koopman, Richelle J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Consumer health information; Family caregivers

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79952037292     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.04.017     Document Type: Short Survey

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