Observing Women Caregivers’ Everyday Experiences: New Ways of Understanding and Intervening

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 206-222

  Silverman, Marjorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

caregiving; qualitative; social work practice; videography; women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84922421509     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2014.939384     Document Type: Article

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