"There's really no other option": Italian Australians' Experiences of Caring for a Family Member With Dementia

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-164

  Benedetti, Renée ^a   Cohen, Lynne ^b   Taylor, Myra ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

care recipient expectations; cultural values; culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities; dementia caregiving; formal and informal support; Italian Australian migrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CAREGIVERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84875295659     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08952841.2013.760330     Document Type: Article

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