Health status, social support, and quality of life among family carers of adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) in Taiwan

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a   Chiao, Chi ^a   Fu, Li Yeh ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

family carer; intellectual disability; multiple disabilities; PIMD; profound disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CENSUSES; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 79951806926     PISSN: 13668250     EISSN: 14699532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13668250.2010.529803     Document Type: Article

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