Caregiving Experiences of Family Members of Persons with Dementia in South India

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 508-516

  Narayan, Suzanne M ^a   Varghese, Mathew ^b   Hepburn, Kenneth ^c   Lewis, Marsha ^d   Paul, Isabel ^e   Bhimani, Rozina ^f  

^a METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e People Wellness   (India)

^f ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; caregiving experience; dementia; family; qualitative research; South India

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUSTRATION; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADULT CHILD; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84937858870     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317514567125     Document Type: Article

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