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ERIC Number: EJ751040
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 13
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-6765
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Consumer-Directed Supports: Economic, Health, and Social Outcomes for Families
Caldwell, Joe
Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, v44 n6 p405-417 Dec 2006
The impact of a consumer-directed support program on family caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities was explored. Economic, health, and social outcomes were compared between families in the program and families on the waiting list for the program. Caregivers of adults in the program reported fewer out-of-pocket disability expenses, greater access to health care, engagement in more social activities, and greater leisure satisfaction. There also appeared to be greater impacts on lower income families; these caregivers reported better mental health and access to health care than did similar caregivers on the waiting list.
American Association on Mental Retardation. P.O. Box 7065, Lawrence, KS 66044-7065. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aamr.org/Periodicals/index.shtml
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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