Quality of life, health satisfaction and family impact on caregivers of children with developmental delays

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-249

  Hsieh, R L ^a   Huang, H Y ^b   Lin, M I ^c   Wu, C W ^a   Lee, Wen Chung ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Delayed development; Family impact; Health satisfaction; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EXTENDED FAMILY; FAMILY COPING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD WELFARE; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; HOSPITALIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 65249166042     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00927.x     Document Type: Article

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