Formal social support and quality of life of caregivers with autistic children: a large-scale nationwide survey in China.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were reported poor quality of life (QOL). Formal social support might improve the QOL of caregivers, however, limited research to date has focused on this association in China and formal social support for this group is conspicuously lacking. The study was aim to understand the QOL in male and female caregivers with ASD children in China and to explore the relationship between QOL and formal social support for caregivers with children with ASD through a large-scale nationwide survey.

Methods

An online questionnaire was used to conduct a cross-sectional study with a sample of 6,120 caregivers of children with ASD. Relationship between Quality of Life and several potential predictors is measured and analyz

SUBMITTER: Ran Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766108 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature