The Experience of Paid Family-Care Workers of People with Dementia in South Korea

Purpose: The South Korean government introduced the universal long-term care insurance program in 2008 that created a new employment category of “paid family-care worker” to assist the elderly with chronic illnesses including dementia. The aim of this study was to understand the lived experience of...

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Main Authors: Jungmin Kim, RN, MN, Anita Marie De Bellis, RN, PhD, Lily Dongxia Xiao, RN, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Asian Nursing Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131717301068