Experiences of long-term home care as an informal caregiver to a spouse: Gendered meanings in everyday life for female carers

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-165

  Eriksson, Henrik ^a   Sandberg, Jonas ^b,c   Hellström, Ingrid ^d  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Female carers; Feminist perspective; Informal care giving; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876071194     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2012.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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