Peer support for carers: A qualitative investigation of the experiences of carers and peer volunteers

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 617-626

  Greenwood, Nan ^a   Habibi, Ruth ^a   MacKenzie, Ann ^a   Drennan, Vari ^a   Easton, Nicky ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

caregiver; carer; dementia; peer support; qualitative; volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

CAREGIVER; CARER; DEMENTIA; PEER SUPPORT; QUALITATIVE; VOLUNTEERS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84883356867     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513494449     Document Type: Article

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