Experiences with using information and communication technology to build a multi-municipal support network for informal carers

Informatics for Health and Social Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-279

  Torp, Steffen ^a   Bing Jonsson, Pia C ^a   Hanson, Elizabeth ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled children and adolescents; Frail older people; Health promotion; Informal caregivers; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84879904567     PISSN: 17538157     EISSN: 17538165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17538157.2012.735733     Document Type: Article

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