The caregiving bind: Concealing the demands of informal care can undermine the caregiving identity

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 102-109

  Moore, Helen ^a   Gillespie, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Disagreement; Identity; Informal care; Misunderstanding; UK

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL VALIDITY; UNITED KINGDOM; BRAIN INJURY; FAMILY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84904874833     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.06.038     Document Type: Article

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