Conceptualizing and measuring family quality of life

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 777-783

  Summers, Jean Ann ^a   Poston, D J ^a   Turnbull, A P ^a   Marquis, J ^a   Hoffman, L ^b   Mannan, H ^a   Wang, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Family; Measurement; Outcomes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

FAMILY; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 26044447159     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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