Respite care as a community care service: Factors associated with the effects on family carers of adults with intellectual disability in Taiwan

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-21

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a   Tzou, Ping Yi ^a,b   Pu, Cheng Yun ^a,c   Kröger, Teppo ^d   Lee, Wan Ping ^e  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Institute of Public Health   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^e Taiwan Community Living Consortium   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Family; Intellectual disability; Respite care; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; RELIGION; RESPITE CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 39749182455     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668250701832500     Document Type: Article

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