Link Family Support - An evaluation of an in-home support service

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 698-704

  Forde, H ^a   Lane, H ^a   McCloskey, D ^a   McManus, V ^a,b   Tierney, E ^a  

^a Research Department   (Ireland)

^b Enable Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Family support; Learning disability; Parental stress; Physical disability; Special needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEWBORN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 9944231048     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00788.x     Document Type: Review

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