Sexuality and personal relationships for people with an intellectual disability. Part II: Staff and family carer perspectives

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 913-921

  Evans, D S ^a   McGuire, B E ^a   Healy, E ^a   Carley, S N ^b  

^a Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Intellectual disability; Relationships; Sexuality; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350561776     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2009.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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