Family caregivers' experiences of relinquishing the care of a person with dementia to a nursing home: Insights from a meta-ethnographic study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 215-224

  Graneheim, Ulla H ^a   Johansson, Anneli ^a   Lindgren, Britt Marie ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dementia; Experiences; Family caregiver; Meta ethnography; Nursing home placement

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84898661781     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12046     Document Type: Article

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