The meanings african American caregivers ascribe to dementia-related changes: The paradox of hanging on to loss

Gerontologist

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 733-742

  Lindauer, Allison ^a   Harvath, Theresa A ^b   Berry, Patricia H ^c   Wros, Peggy ^c  

^a Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American older adults; Caregiving informal; Dementia; Humanities; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HERMENEUTICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HERMENEUTICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85032070347     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnv023     Document Type: Article

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