Experiences of caregivers of people with Parkinson's disease in Singapore: A qualitative analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 15-16, 2012, Pages 2235-2246

  Tan, Siok Bee ^a   Williams, Allison F ^b   Morris, Meg E ^c  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burden; Coping; Informal caregiving; Parkinson's disease; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SINGAPORE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84864007255     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04146.x     Document Type: Article

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