Carers' quality of life and experiences of adult social care support in England

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 375-385

  Rand, Stacey ^a   Malley, Juliette ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Carers; Carers' services; Quality of life; Social care; Social policy

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAREGIVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARDS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84902009166     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12089     Document Type: Article

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