Empowerment process for families rearing children with developmental disorders in Japan

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 322-328

  Wakimizu, Rie ^a   Fujioka, Hiroshi ^b   Yoneyama, Akira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b CHIBA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developmental disorder; Empowerment; Family centered care; Japan; Narrative; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; JAPAN; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JAPAN; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955778559     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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