Gate keeping and legitimisation were central in the interactions between informal carers of older people and healthcare workers.
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Participants 19 English speaking carers who attended the ward and 25 healthcare workers. Informal carers were those who provided physical or social care or assistance for another person. Without this help, the recipient would need health, social, or voluntary sector service intervention. Healthcare workers were nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, ambulance personnel, nursing auxiliaries, agency carers, and housekeepers.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Evidence-based nursing
دوره 5 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002