Evaluation of the Australian adaptation of the Keeping It Together (KIT-Australia) information package with carers of children with special needs

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 268-275

  Stewart, Janeen ^b   Galvin, Jane ^a,b,c   Froude, Elspeth H ^b,c   Lentin, Primrose ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carers; Family centred practice; Information; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CURRICULUM; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECORDING;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAPE RECORDING; VICTORIA;

EID: 77955164461     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00858.x     Document Type: Article

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