Institutionalization of a spouse with Alzheimer's disease : a phenomenological study of the experience of the elderly wife caregiver

This study describes the experience of the elderly wife caregiver during the initial period of institutionalization of her husband with Alzheimer's disease. Phenomenology was the research method used because of its unique focus on revealing an experience from the perspective of the participant....

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Main Author: Whytock, Sandra Anne
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27346