Balancing needs as a family caregiver in Huntington's disease: A qualitative interview study

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 569-576

  Røthing, Merete ^a,b   Malterud, Kirsti ^b,c,d   Frich, Jan C ^e,f  

^a Haugesund Helse Fonna Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare   (Norway)

^d Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Chronic diseases; Coping; Huntington's disease; Support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CAREGIVER; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84937073117     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12174     Document Type: Article

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