Mothers' perceptions of the introduction of a hoist into the family home of children with physical disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-125

  Shepherd, Angela ^a   Stewart, Hugh ^a   Murchland, Sonya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Novita Children's Services Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

disabled children; occupational therapy; parents; quality of life; Self help devices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF HELP; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 58149348316     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100601174293     Document Type: Article

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