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Psychosocial well-being of parents with intellectual disable children, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
Consultant, Psychiatric Social Work, State Institute of Mental Health, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Director, Composite Regional Centre (CRC), Ranchi, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Clinical Psychologist, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Special D.Ed Trainee, Kalyanam Karoti Mathura, UP, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Special D.Ed Trainee, Kalyanam Karoti Mathura, UP, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Special D.Ed Trainee, Kalyanam Karoti Mathura, UP, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
Special D.Ed Trainee, Kalyanam Karoti Mathura, UP, India. Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.090/20200803
DOI: 10.25215/0803.090
ABSTRACT
Background: Children with intellectual disabilities are common and are increasing in number as more children survive globally. Parents of children with intellectual disabilities have facing many challenges in their life. They often reported to have physical and psychological distress related to caring for their children, thus affecting their quality of life and increasing family burden. Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the psychosocial well-being of parents with intellectual disability children on quality of life and family burden. Sample: Quality of life and family burden scale was administered on 300 parents of children diagnosed with Intellectual Impairment. Design: This study was cross-sectional study and conducted at Kalyanam Karoti ((NGO), Mathura, UP. Results and conclusion: It have been found that quality of life negatively related with economic family burden, family functioning, family relations, interpersonal relations of parents, other family burden and the quality of life positively related with intellectual functioning. It indicates that the level of intellectual functioning will increase then quality of life become also better.
Keywords
Quality of Life, family burden, parents, intellectual impairment
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© 2020, Kumar P., Yadav J., Panday R., Rathee S., Kumari B., Sharma A., Yadav G. & Chaudhari R.
Received: July 25, 2020; Revision Received: August 28, 2020; Accepted: September 08, 2020
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.090/20200803
10.25215/0803.090
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Published in Volume 08, Issue 3, July-September, 2020