Health self-advocacy training for persons with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1110-1121

  Feldman, Maurice A ^a   Owen, F ^a   Andrews, A ^b   Hamelin, J ^a   Barber, R ^a   Griffiths, D ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b 3Rs Community University Research Alliance   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Group instruction; Health rights training; Health self advocacy; Intellectual disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPONSIBILITY;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION OF INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE;

EID: 84868153947     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01626.x     Document Type: Article

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