The perceptions of Taiwanese families who have children with learning disability

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2349-2356

  Chang, Mei Ying ^a   Hsu, Li Ling ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Family function; Learning disability; Nurses; Nursing; Qualitative research; Spiritual experiences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GRIEF; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONFUCIANISM; DISABLED CHILDREN; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 36348998622     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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