Time-use diaries are acceptable to parents with a disabled preschool child and are helpful in understanding families' daily lives

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-174

  Thomas, M ^a   Hunt, A ^b   Hurley, M ^b   Robertson, S ^c   Carter, B ^b  

^a BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Child disability; Complex care; Fathers; Parents; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED CHILDREN; ENGLAND; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951525410     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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