Trends and determinants of informal and formal caregiving in the community for disabled elderly people in Taiwan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 370-376

  Ku, Li Jung E ^a   Liu, Li Fan ^a   Wen, Miin Jye ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ADLs; Family support; Paid help; Trend

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84872501053     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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