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Relationship of Therapists' Attitudes, Children's Motor Ability, and Parenting Stress to Mothers' Perceptions of Therapists' Behaviors During Early Intervention

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Federal law mandates family-centered care as the service delivery model in early intervention programs for children from birth to 36 months of age. This study investigated the relationship of therapists' attitudes, children's motor ability, and parenting stress to mothers' perceptions of physical therapists' family-centered behaviors during early intervention. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Twenty-five physical therapists and 75 …

Authors

O'Neil ME; Palisano RJ; Westcott SL

Journal

Physical Therapy, Vol. 81, No. 8, pp. 1412–1424

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

August 1, 2001

DOI

10.1093/ptj/81.8.1412

ISSN

0031-9023