The lived experience of mothers of children with chronic feeding and/or swallowing difficulties

Dysphagia

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 322-332

  Hewetson, Ronelle ^a   Singh, Shajila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Caregiver experiences; Chronic sorrow; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Feeding and or swallowing difficulties; Phenomenology; Post traumatic growth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SORROW; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SWALLOWING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEGLUTITION; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69249238014     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-009-9210-7     Document Type: Article

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