The influence of ethnicity and culture on dementia caregiving: A review of empirical studies on Chinese Americans

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-22

  Sun, Fei ^a   Ong, Rebecca ^a   Burnette, Denise ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans; culture; dementia; family caregiving

Indexed keywords

ASIAN AMERICAN; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPIRICISM; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 84859334587     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317512438224     Document Type: Review

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