Frequency and determinants of formal respite service and among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Ontario

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-86

  Damiani, G ^a   Rosenbaum, Peter ^a   Swinton, M ^a   Russell, D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Cerebral palsy; Formal respite services; Services in Ontario

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPITE CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0742289572     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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