adaptation in mothers of educable mentally retarded children
نویسندگان
چکیده
background adaptation is an important process for humans. children, who are physically or mentally disabled, impose special stresses on their families, parents and in particular on their mothers. objectives this study examines the relationship between the characteristics of mothers who have educable mentally retarded children, and their adaptation based on roy’s adaptation model. patients and methods this descriptive study was performed on 40 mothers of educable mentally retarded children referred to the single exceptional school in aran va bidgol city, iran, during 2010 - 11. an adaptation questionnaire based on roy’s adaptation model and demographic questionnaire were completed by the subjects. the results were analyzed using spss software version 16. descriptive statistics and a fisher’s exact test were used. results the overall adaptation of mothers was satisfactory. there was a significant relationship between the child’s birth order (p = 0.04) and the time of awareness of the child’s problem (p = 0.02), with adaptation levels in mothers who had a mentally retarded child. conclusions the child’s birth order and the time of awareness of the child’s problem were related to the mother’s adaptation level.
منابع مشابه
Self-Concept in Mothers of Educable Mentally Retarded Children
Dear Editor, Birth of a mentally retarded child in every family is considered as a challenging event (1). In a typical family the maximum pressure is on mother (2). According to statistics by Iran’s state welfare organization in 2006, there are about 2008000 disabled people in Iran, of whom 28795 have mental disabilities (3). However, the problems of families and mothers having children with me...
متن کاملEvaluation of the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children
Background and Purpose: Birth of a mentally retarded child is a significant challenge in every family and is associated with the possibility of parental stress and depression. This study aimed to evaluate the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 mothers with EMR children in the only special primary...
متن کاملAdjustment problems of Educable Mentally Retarded
The study examined the adjustment problems of educable mentally retarded students of Ranchi (India). The total sample in the study consisted of 200 subjects – out of which 100 served as experimental group (mentally retarded) and 100 as normal control. The subjects in the experimental group were selected from the schools of mentally retarded and normal control subjects were selected from differe...
متن کاملEfficacy of Speech Therapy with Educable Mentally Retarded
A TWO -PHASE PROJECT CONCERNED WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPEECH THERAPY WITH EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED (EMR) CHILDREN IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING HAD TWO OBJECTIVES -TO ASSEMBLE A REASONABLY COMPLETE PICTURE OF ARTICULATION OF EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN AND TO DETERMINE. THE VALUE OF SPEECH THERAPY TO EMR CHILDREN WITH ARTICULATION DEFICIENCIES. THE HEJNA ARTICULATION TESTS AND A SPEEC...
متن کاملevaluation of the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (emr) children
background and purpose: birth of a mentally retarded child is a significant challenge in every family and is associated with the possibility of parental stress and depression. this study aimed to evaluate the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (emr) children. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 mothers with emr children in the only special primary school...
متن کاملمنابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
nursing and midwifery studiesجلد ۱، شماره ۱، صفحات ۴۱-۴۴
کلمات کلیدی
میزبانی شده توسط پلتفرم ابری doprax.com
copyright © 2015-2023