Individual and family adaptation in Taiwanese families living with down syndrome

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 182-201

  Hsiao, Chiu Yueh ^a   van Riper, Marcia ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; Down syndrome; family appraisal; family demands; quantitative research; Taiwanese families

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 79955562295     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840711405205     Document Type: Article

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