Responsibility and burden from the perspective of seniors' family caregivers: A qualitative study in Shanghai, China

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1818-1828

  Zeng, Li ^a   Zhu, Xiaoping ^a   Meng, Xianmei ^b   Mao, Yafen ^a   Wu, Qian ^a   Shi, Yan ^a   Zhou, Lanshu ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Burden; Family caregivers; Responsibility; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHINA; COGNITION; CONFUSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RESPONSIBILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84905647742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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