Key worker services for disabled children: What characteristics of services lead to better outcomes for children and families?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-157

  Sloper, Patricia ^a   Greco, V ^a   Beecham, J ^b   Webb, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care co ordination; Child disability; Inter agency working; Key workers; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARENT; PATH ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF TRAINING; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENGLAND; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALES;

EID: 33644836813     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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