Participants' experiences of hospital-based peer support groups for stroke patients and carers

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-354

  Morris, Reg ^a   Morris, Paula ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol North Community Learning Difficulties Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Groups; Peer support; Stroke; Stroke carers; Stroke patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 83755205888     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.607215     Document Type: Article

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