Assessment of caring and its effects in young people: Development of the Multidimensional Assessment of Caring Activities Checklist (MACA-YC18) and the Positive and Negative Outcomes of Caring Questionnaire (PANOC-YC20) for young carers

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 510-520

  Joseph, Stephen ^a   Becker, S ^a   Becker, F ^a   Regel, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Caring; Children; Measurement; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CARING ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE OUTCOMES OF CARING QUESTIONNAIRE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049098657     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00959.x     Document Type: Article

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