Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ435928
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Who Benefits Most from Respite Care?
Rimmerman, A.; And Others
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v12 n1 p41-47 1989
This study of 78 mothers of mentally retarded children and adults found that respite care acts as a differential service that can enhance coping resources and is of most benefit to high self-esteem mothers of young developmentally disabled children, especially as a home-based model. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Coping, Developmental Disabilities, Home Programs, Mothers, Program Effectiveness, Respite Care
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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