Development and validation of the Family Vulnerability Index to Disability and Dependence (FVI-DD)

• Main Authors: Fernanda Amendola (Author), Márcia Regina Martins Alvarenga (Author), Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre (Author), Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional, and quantitative study aimed to develop and validate an index of family vulnerability to disability and dependence (FVI-DD). This study was adapted from the Family Development Index, with the addition of social and health indicators of disability and d...