Family empowerment and quality of life of parents raising children with Developmental Disabilities in 78 Japanese families

Objectives: The families of these children experience distress both at the time of diagnosis and afterward. A top priority is to understand family empowerment, family function, and family members' quality of life (QoL) and to effectively support these families in Japan. The objective of this st...

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Main Authors: Rie Wakimizu, Keiko Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Fujioka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013216300989