Home support workers perceptions of family members of their older clients: A qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Sims Gould, Joanie ^a   Byrne, Kerry ^b   Tong, Catherine ^a   Martin Matthews, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Direct care workers; Domiciliary care; Family caregivers; Home care; Home health care; Informal formal care partnerships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84950130418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0163-4     Document Type: Article

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