International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 876-887 , July 2010

A partnership approach to service needs assessment with family caregivers of an aging relative living at home: A qualitative analysis of the experiences of caregivers and practitioners

  • Louise Lévesque

      Affiliations

    • Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal, and Researcher, Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, 4565 chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal (Qc), Canada H3W 1W5
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 514 340 3540x4771; fax: +1 514 340 3530.
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  • Francine Ducharme

      Affiliations

    • Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal, Holder of the Desjardins Research Chair in Nursing Care for Seniors and Their Families, Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, 4565 chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal (Qc), Canada H3W 1W5
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  • Chantal Caron

      Affiliations

    • École des sciences infirmières, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, and Researcher, Research Centre on Aging, University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke, Canada
    • . We would like to pay tribute to Chantal Caron, one of the authors of this article, who passed away in January 2009. She devoted her career to research and development in gerontological nursing.
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  • Elizabeth Hanson

      Affiliations

    • ÄldreVäst Sjuhärad Research Centre, University College of Böras and Department of Human Sciences, University of Kalmar, Sweden
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  • Lennart Magnusson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Sciences, University of Kalmar and Department of Health Sciences, University College of Böras, Sweden
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  • Janet Nolan

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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  • Mike Nolan

      Affiliations

    • Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing, University of Sheffield, UK

Received 18 April 2009 ,Revised 30 November 2009 ,Accepted 5 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.006

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 876-887 , July 2010

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