Sudden informal caregivers: The lived experience of informal caregivers after an unexpected event

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 17-18, 2011, Pages 2448-2457

  Pereira, Helder Rocha ^a   Rebelo Botelho, Maria Antónia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hermeneutic phenomenology; Informal caregiver; Nurses; Nursing; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL;

EID: 80051558281     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03644.x     Document Type: Article

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