Young carers in Japan: Reliability and validity testing of the BBC/University of Nottingham young carers survey questionnaire and prevalence estimation in 5000 adolescents

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Authors

Akiko Kanehara · University of Tokyo Hospital

Ryo Morishima · University of Tokyo Hospital

Yusuke Takahashi · St. Luke's International Hospital

Haruna Koike · University of Tokyo Hospital

Kaori Usui · The University of Tokyo

Shunichi Sato · University of Tokyo Hospital

Akito Uno

Abstract

The YCS-J, as an internationally comparable instrument, will be useful for understanding the actual situation of YCs in Japan, and to disseminate and implement support through cooperation among education, welfare, and healthcare sectors.

Topics & Keywords

Family Support in Illness Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Family and Disability Support Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports

Volume 1, Issue 3, pp. e46-e46

DOI: 10.1002/pcn5.46

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