“The mind may go, but the heart knows”: Emotional care by ethnic minority carers of people living with dementia

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Gilbert AS, Antoniades J, Croy S et al.

Year

2021

Place

VIC

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In plain English

Interviews with carers from ethnic minority backgrounds looking after family members with dementia. Carers worked hard to protect the person’s emotional wellbeing, which was tiring but seen as a core part of caring.

Topics

• Carers and families
• Migrants
• Older people

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