Social support processes and the adaptation of individuals with chronic disabilities

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 902-925

  King, Gillian ^a   Willoughby, Colleen ^b   Specht, Jacqueline A ^c   Brown, Elizabeth ^d  

^a THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DMARehability   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Violence Against Women   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Disability; Processes; Qualitative; Resilience; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33746819187     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732306289920     Document Type: Article

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