Working it out together: Family caregivers' perceptions of relationship-building with in-home service providers

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 44-63

  Gantert, Thomas W ^a   McWilliam, Carol L ^a   Ward Griffin, Catherine ^a   Allen, Natalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Community health nursing; Family; Gerontology; Nurse relationships professional issues; Therapeutic relationships

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; FAMILY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANPOWER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CAREGIVERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; NEGOTIATING;

EID: 79958167477     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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