Chronic Psychotropic Drug Use Among Frail Elderly Women Receiving Home Care Services

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 321-341

  Pérodeau, Guilhème ^a   Paradis, Isabelle ^b   Grenier, Sébastien ^c,d   O'Connor, Kieron ^e   Grenon, Émilie ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b Agency of Health and Social Services in Outaouais   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^f L'Autre Chez Soi Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

caregivers; frail elderly women; home care; medicalization; women's health

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFE EVENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84857212741     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2011.611070     Document Type: Article

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