The impact of perceived lack of support provided by health and social care services to caregivers of people with motor neuron disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-228

  Peters, Michele ^a   Fitzpatrick, Ray ^a   Doll, Helen ^a   Playford, E Diane ^b   Jenkinson, Crispin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Health and social care services; Motor neuron disease; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER ATTITUDE; WELLBEING;

CAREGIVERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856624201     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482968.2011.649759     Document Type: Article

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