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The doctor-caregiver relationship — managing the care of family members with Alzheimer's disease
Author(s)	David L Morgan, Ping Z Zhao
Journal title	Qualitative Health Research, vol 3, no 2, May 1993
Pages	pp 133-164
Source	Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4PU.
Keywords	Dementia ; Family care ; Doctors ; Qualitative Studies.
Annotation	Using focus groups, the authors investigate the relationship between doctors and caregivers of older people with dementia. Qualitative content analysis showed that negative mentions of doctors predominated over positive mentions, especially in discussions with community doctors rather than specialists. Caregivers were generally negative in their mentions of doctors' attitudes, and of medical and non-medical advice. The data also pointed to the importance of cognitive impairment as a specific condition, and the necessity of seeing the doctor-caregiver relationship as extending beyond face-to-face medical encounters. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-951031249 A
Classmark	EA: P6:SJ: QT2: 3DP
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