A pilot study of the reliability and validity of the Caregiver Activity Survey - Intellectual Disability (CAS-ID)

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 605-612

  McCarron, Mary ^a   Gill, M ^a   Lawlor, B ^a   Begley, Cecily M ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's dementia; Caregiver activity survey; Caregiver time; Down's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BATH; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOWN SYNDROME; DRINKING; EATING; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GROOMING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036854673     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2002.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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