Understanding the dementia diagnosis: The impact on the caregiving experience

Dementia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-78

  Stokes, Laura A ^a   Combes, Helen ^b   Stokes, Graham ^c  

^a SUSTAIN   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Bupa House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carers; dementia diagnosis; experience; qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARERS; DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS; EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EMPATHY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84890915817     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301212447157     Document Type: Article

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