The everyday use of assistive technology by people with dementia and their family carers: A qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Gibson, Grant ^a   Dickinson, Claire ^b   Brittain, Katie ^b   Robinson, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Carers; Dementia; Social care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP DEVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84937830605     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0091-3     Document Type: Article

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