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D R Dossetor1, A R Nicol, D D Stretch
1Department of Child and Family Psychiatry, Children's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract:
Hostel respite care for adolescents with developmental retardation is the most readily available organized support for their families. This comparison of users and non-users shows that hostel-care usage relates to some measures of family functioning rather than to qualities of the adolescent. These family measures reflect less good organization and support rather than current stress. Consumer opinion indicates that hostel care is not meeting the carers' perceived needs for relief. A greater range of "normalized" and family-orientated respite care resources might be more effective for relieving stress and providing support to improve family-based community care.
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