Impact of severe polyhandicap on parents' quality of life: A large French cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND:Polyhandicap (PLH) is a condition of severe and complex disabilities and is defined by a combination of profound intellectual impairment and serious motor deficits. Parents of PLH individuals are chronically confronted with stressful situations. The aims of this study are i) to assess and...

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Main Authors: Marie-Christine Rousseau, Karine Baumstarck, Sherezad Khaldi-Cherif, Catherine Brisse, Agnès Felce, Benjamin Moheng, Anderson Loundou, Thierry Billette de Villemeur, Pascal Auquier, French Polyhandicap Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211640