Impact of caring for patients with polyhandicap on institutional health care workers' quality of life: a cross-sectional and longitudinal evaluation

• Main Authors: Marie-Christine Rousseau (Author), Any Beltran (Author), Ilyes Hamouda (Author), Marie-Anastasie Aim (Author), Agnès Felce (Author), Katia Lind (Author), Nafissa Khaldi (Author), Houria El Ouazzani (Author), Pascal Auquier (Author), Thierry Billette de Villemeur (Author), Karine Baumstarck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundProfound intellectual multiple disabilities or polyhandicap (PLH) is defined as a combination of profound mental retardation and serious motor deficits resulting in extreme dependence. Support for these patients is multidisciplinary, complex, and time-consuming. Thus, institutional health...