Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Children with Autism: The Mother's Perspective

Autor/in	Shu, Bih-Ching
Titel	Quality of Life of Family Caregivers of Children with Autism: The Mother's Perspective
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 13 (2009) 1, S.81-91 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361307098517
Schlagwörter	Family Environment; Parent Attitudes; Correlation; Psychological Patterns; Religious Factors; Test Validity; Emotional Response; Chronic Illness; Mothers; Autism; Religion; Quality of Life; Caregivers; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Psychology; Family Relationship; Marital Status; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; Physical Health; Mental Health; Taiwan; Obsessive Compulsive Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienmilieu; Elternverhalten; Korrelation; Testvalidität; Emotionales Verhalten; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Mother; Mutter; Autismus; Lebensqualität; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Fragebogen; Ausland; Psychologie; Familienstand; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the quality of life (QOL) and feeling of mothers of a child with autism. The QOL instrument was also used. A total of 104 participants completed all questionnaires, which included the Taiwan version of the WHOQOL-BREF. A final robust parsimonious structural model showed a positive correlation between the four domains of QOL. Mother's feeling was positively related to the physical and psychological domains. History of chronic disease was negatively related to mother's feeling and the physical domain. Religion was negatively correlated with the psychological and environmental domains. The study provided evidence that the WHOQOL-BREF is an adequate and appropriate instrument in the assessment of caregivers of children with autism in Taiwan. Mother's feeling, history of chronic disease and religion were related to QOL in these mothers of children with autism. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10