Voices of Alzheimer caregivers on positive aspects of caregiving

Gerontologist

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 451-460

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a,b   Mak, Emily P M ^a   Lau, Rosanna W L ^a,b   Ng, Natalie S S ^a   Lam, Linda C W ^c  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Hong Kong Chinese; Positive aspects of caregiving; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84974736312     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu118     Document Type: Article

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