Exploring conflict between caregiving and work for caregivers of elders with dementia: A cross-sectional, correlational study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1051-1062

  Wang, Yu Nu ^a,b   Shyu, Yea Ing Lotus ^a   Tsai, Wen Che ^c   Yang, Pei Shan ^d   Yao, Grace ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family care; Nursing; Quantitative approaches; Workforce issues

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84875583114     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06092.x     Document Type: Article

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