Family relationships and dementia: A synthesis of qualitative research including the person with dementia

Ageing and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1243-1272

  La Fontaine, Jenny ^a,b   Oyebode, Jan R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; family relations; qualitative research; synthesis

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; HEALTH STATUS; KINSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL NETWORK; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84904000492     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X13000056     Document Type: Article

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