Effects of family caregivers on the use of formal long-term care in South Korea

International Nursing Review

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 520-527

  Kim, E Y ^a   Cho, E ^b   Lee, N J ^c  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Family Caregiver; Home Care Services; Informal Care; Insurance; Long Term Care; Nursing Homes; Older people; Republic of Korea

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMAL CARE; INSURANCE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSING HOME; OLDER PEOPLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

FAMILY CAREGIVER; HOME CARE SERVICES; INFORMAL CARE; INSURANCE; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; OLDER PEOPLE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84888034077     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inr.12057     Document Type: Article

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