HOW MOTHERS AND FATHERS VIEW PROFESSIONAL CAREGMNG FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

The authors compared mothers' and fathers' perceptions of professional caregiving, using the MPOC, a self-administered questionnaire for parents. The authors looked at the aspects of caregiving 128 couples judged to be important, their perceptions of the actual caregiving received from health professionals and their stress. The data, from a relatively large sample of intact families, indicated that there were more similarities than differences …