Family caregiver challenges in dementia care in a country with undeveloped dementia services

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1369-1380

  Wang, Jing ^a,b   Xiao, Lily Dongxia ^b   He, Guo Ping ^a   De Bellis, Anita ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour management; Care burden; Caregiver; Community nursing care; Critical hermeneutics; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CAREGIVER; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84898839270     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12299     Document Type: Article

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