Quality of Life among Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability
Journal Title: Journal of Disability Management and Rehabilitation - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Parents who have children with intellectual disabilities are often reported to have physical and psychological distress related to caring for their children, thus affecting their quality of life. Parents or care-givers are definitely the heart of the family; who not only have to deal with the issues associated with child's disability but also have to maintain the household. Today, a number of studies have demonstrated that caregivers are more vulnerable to develop mental and physical problems as compared to non-caregivers. Objective: In the present study we assessed and compared the quality of life among the parents of children with Intellectual Disability and healthy controls. Sample: Quality of life scale was administered on 50 parents of children diagnosed with Intellectual Disability (Department of Psychiatry) and 50 parents of healthy controls (Dental department) P.G.I.M.S. Rohtak. Design: This study is hospital based cross-sectional study. Tools: They were evaluated on WHOQuality of Life (BREF) Scale. Results: The results revealed a poor quality of life in study group. Further in comparison, a significant difference was found between study group and healthy control group. Study group showed significant lower quality of life than healthy control group. Conclusions: Therefore, it is a responsibility of mental health professionals to accept this challenge and provide care to this vulnerable population.
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Kuldeep Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Raj Kumar, Satabdi Chakarborti
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