Costs of incontinence to families with severely handicapped children

The costs of managing incontinence in 75 severely handicapped children are assessed. On average mothers spent over 10 hours per week dealing specifically with incontinence. This time was valued at a minimum of £16. Actual expenditure on relevant purchases and extra washing cost a further £1.53 weekl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Community Medicine 1981-05, Vol.3 (2), p.119-122
Hauptverfasser:	Townsend, Joy, Heng, Leng, Thomas, Thelma, Egan, Marion, Meade, T. W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Child Child, Preschool Disabled Persons Family Family Health Fecal Incontinence - economics Female Humans London Male Urinary Incontinence - economics
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