Can we move beyond burden and burnout to support the health and wellness of family caregivers to persons with dementia? Evidence from British Columbia, Canada

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-112

  Lilly, Meredith B ^a   Robinson, Carole A ^b   Holtzman, Susan ^b   Bottorff, Joan L ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care of elderly people; Care giving; Dementia; Health and social care; Home care

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 83555164923     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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