Effectiveness of a peer group-based online intervention program in empowering families of children with disabilities at home.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The empowerment of families raising children with disabilities (CWD) is crucial in maintaining their health. We developed an evidence-based, family empowerment intervention program focusing on social resource utilization and reducing care burden.

Objective

This study aimed to determine the program's effectiveness in promoting family empowerment.

Methods

We compared an intervention group that started the online intervention program a week after initial evaluation and a group that received delayed intervention (waitlist-controlled group) at three time points: initial (T1), post-course (T2), and follow-up (T3). The required sample size was 52.

Results

There were 60 participants who applied to the program. One participant dropped out due to scheduling is

SUBMITTER: Wakimizu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638189 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature