Living and coping with Parkinson's disease: Perceptions of informal carers

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-182

  McLaughlin, Dorry ^a   Hasson, Felicity ^b   Kernohan, W George ^b   Waldron, Mary ^b   McLaughlin, Marian ^b   Cochrane, Barbara ^a   Chambers, Helen ^a  

^a NORTHERN IRELAND HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informal carers; Palliative care; Parkinson's disease; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79953896558     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310385604     Document Type: Article

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