Caring for a child with learning disabilities over a prolonged period of time: An exploratory survey on the experiences and health of older parent carers living in scotland

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 471-480

  Cairns, Deborah ^a   Brown, Jayne ^b   Tolson, Debbie ^c   Darbyshire, Chris ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Dependent son daughter; Health; Learning disability; Older parent carers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILD; AGED; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905747150     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12071     Document Type: Article

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