Time costs of caring for children with severe disabilities compared with caring for children without disabilities
Time costs of caring for children with severe disabilities compared with caring for children without disabilities
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DOI:
10.1017/s0012162201000962
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发表时间:
2001-08-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Knapp, M
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作者:
Curran, AL;Sharples, PM;Knapp, M
To assess time costs of caring for children with severe disabilities in the community compared to caring for children without disabilities, a diary- and questionnaire-based study was carried out. Sixteen complete data sets were obtained from families with children who have disabilities (mean age 8.7 years) and 31 complete data sets from families with normally developing children (mean age 4.9 years). Diagnoses in the study group included cerebral palsy, autism, Sanfillipo syndrome, lissencephaly, and osteogenesis imperfecta. Items of personal care per waking hour were significantly greater in children with disabilities than non-disabled children (p