A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran
Background: Mothers who take care of their disabled children usually suffer from several problems, such as physical, psychological, and social problems. The disability of children can also directly impress the quality of their mothers’ lives. This study is going to check out how the disability of ch...
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doaj-49ca8e6f173d48cc892eddf4e9c79b5b2021-07-05T16:34:35ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-06-0176e07285A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in IranZhila Fereidouni0Amir Hossein Kamyab1Azizallah Dehghan2Zahra Khiyali3Arash Ziapour4Nafiul Mehedi5Razie Toghroli6Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranDepartment of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran; Corresponding author.Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranDepartment of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, BangladeshSocial Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, IranBackground: Mothers who take care of their disabled children usually suffer from several problems, such as physical, psychological, and social problems. The disability of children can also directly impress the quality of their mothers’ lives. This study is going to check out how the disability of children affects the quality of life of the mothers. Objective: This study was conducted to compare the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and typically developed children in Fasa, Iran. Methods: The subjects of this cross-sectional study were 240 mothers (120 mothers having disabled children and 120 mothers with typically developed children) referring to Fasa State Health Centers and Fasa State Welfare Office. They were randomly selected and included in the study. All samples were collected by the convenience sampling method. The data were collected by using the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). The collected data were then analyzed by the SPSS (v.22) software. The results of the descriptive statistics, Chi-square, independent t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient were at a significant value of P < 0.05. Results: The mean score of quality of life of mothers with disabled children on physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains was lower than that of mothers with neurotypically and statistically significant (p < 0.05); however, the mean scores on the resilience of mothers in both groups were not significantly different (p = 0.43).The results of the linear regression analysis showed that, having a disabled child (P < 0.001, t = 10.141), level of education (P < 0.001, t = 2.031), and resilience (P < 0.001, t = 8.205) affect the quality of life. The lower the education level is, the lower the quality of life. And higher resilience increases the quality of life. Conclusion: The quality of life of mothers with disabled children was lower compared to mothers with typically developed children, but there was no difference between mothers' resiliency in these two groups. These results suggest the necessity to provide supportive and therapeutic programs for improving the quality of life of mothers with disabled children.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021013888Quality of lifeResilienceMothers with disabled childrenIran |
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Zhila Fereidouni Amir Hossein Kamyab Azizallah Dehghan Zahra Khiyali Arash Ziapour Nafiul Mehedi Razie Toghroli A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran Heliyon Quality of life Resilience Mothers with disabled children Iran |
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Zhila Fereidouni Amir Hossein Kamyab Azizallah Dehghan Zahra Khiyali Arash Ziapour Nafiul Mehedi Razie Toghroli |
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A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran |
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A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran |
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A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran |
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A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran |
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A comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in Iran |
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comparative study on the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and neurotypically developing children in iran |
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Background: Mothers who take care of their disabled children usually suffer from several problems, such as physical, psychological, and social problems. The disability of children can also directly impress the quality of their mothers’ lives. This study is going to check out how the disability of children affects the quality of life of the mothers. Objective: This study was conducted to compare the quality of life and resilience of mothers with disabled and typically developed children in Fasa, Iran. Methods: The subjects of this cross-sectional study were 240 mothers (120 mothers having disabled children and 120 mothers with typically developed children) referring to Fasa State Health Centers and Fasa State Welfare Office. They were randomly selected and included in the study. All samples were collected by the convenience sampling method. The data were collected by using the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). The collected data were then analyzed by the SPSS (v.22) software. The results of the descriptive statistics, Chi-square, independent t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient were at a significant value of P < 0.05. Results: The mean score of quality of life of mothers with disabled children on physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains was lower than that of mothers with neurotypically and statistically significant (p < 0.05); however, the mean scores on the resilience of mothers in both groups were not significantly different (p = 0.43).The results of the linear regression analysis showed that, having a disabled child (P < 0.001, t = 10.141), level of education (P < 0.001, t = 2.031), and resilience (P < 0.001, t = 8.205) affect the quality of life. The lower the education level is, the lower the quality of life. And higher resilience increases the quality of life. Conclusion: The quality of life of mothers with disabled children was lower compared to mothers with typically developed children, but there was no difference between mothers' resiliency in these two groups. These results suggest the necessity to provide supportive and therapeutic programs for improving the quality of life of mothers with disabled children. |
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