Perspectives from family caregivers receiving home nursing support: Findings from a qualitative study of home care patients with heart failure

Home Healthcare Nurse

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-90

  Saunders, Mitzi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857320197     PISSN: 0884741X     EISSN: 15390713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHH.0b013e3182429337     Document Type: Review

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