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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211640 |
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