Family empowerment and quality of life of parents raising children with Developmental Disabilities in 78 Japanese families.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The families of these children experience distress both at the time of diagnosis and afterward. A top priority is to understand family empowerment, family function, and family members' quality of life (QoL) and to effectively support these families in Japan. The objective of this study was to assess the actual conditions of families living with children having DDs and to explore the factors associated with family empowerment and parents' QoL.

Methods

We surveyed ninety-three parents (78 mothers, 15 fathers) from 78 families which lived with children with DDs in the capital region of Japan. We assessed two main outcomes using the Japanese versions of the following instruments: Family Empowerment Scale (FES), World Health Organization Quality of Life 26 (WHOQOL26),

SUBMITTER: Wakimizu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626077 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature