'The web is not enough, it's a base' an explorative study of what needs a web-based support system for young carers must meet

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 206-219

  Elf, Mikael ^a,b   Skrster, Ingela ^a,b,d   Krevers, Barbro ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Institute for Health Sciences   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Internet; needs; support; web; young carers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054932598     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17538157.2011.553298     Document Type: Article

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