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A Cross-European Study of Informal Carers’ Needs in the Context of Caring for Older People, and their Experiences with Professionals Working in Integrated Care Settings Cover

A Cross-European Study of Informal Carers’ Needs in the Context of Caring for Older People, and their Experiences with Professionals Working in Integrated Care Settings

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 21 (2021): Issue 3
By: Eliva Atieno Ambugo,  Simone R. de Bruin,  Lina Masana,  Julie MacInnes,  Nuri Cayuelas Mateu,  Terje P. Hagen and  Borja Arrue  
Open Access
|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5547 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 26, 2020
Accepted on: Apr 7, 2021
Published on: Jul 8, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
informal carers,
informal caregivers,
person-centredness,
needs assessment,
goal setting

© 2021 Eliva Atieno Ambugo, Simone R. de Bruin, Lina Masana, Julie MacInnes, Nuri Cayuelas Mateu, Terje P. Hagen, Borja Arrue, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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