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Psychosocial well-being of parents with intellectual disable children, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Pradeep Kumar

Consultant, Psychiatric Social Work, State Institute of Mental Health, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Jitendra Yadav

Director, Composite Regional Centre (CRC), Ranchi, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Rishi Panday

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Sushma Rathee

Assistant Clinical Psychologist, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Brajesh Kumari

Special D.Ed Trainee, Kalyanam Karoti Mathura, UP, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Amit Sharma

Special D.Ed Trainee, Kalyanam Karoti Mathura, UP, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Gaurav Yadav

Special D.Ed Trainee, Kalyanam Karoti Mathura, UP, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Ragini Chaudhari

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.

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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