The role of staff in health promotion in community residences for people with intellectual disabilities: Variation in views among managers and caregivers

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 167-176

  Bergström, Helena ^a   Wihlman, Ulla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Ethics; Health promotion; Learning disabilities; Phenomenography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84856201087     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629511424833     Document Type: Article

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