Is parental coping associated with the level of function in children with physical disabilities?

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Cavallo, S ^a,b   Feldman, Debbie E ^a,b,c,d   Swaine, B ^a,c   Meshefedjian, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

^d Public Health Department of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic conditions; Coping; Parents; Physicaldis abilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COPING BEHAVIOR; COPING HEALTH INVENTORY FOR PARENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY COPING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE FOR CHILDREN; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 58149330596     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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