The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training on Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome
محل انتشار: مجله توانبخشی ایرانیان، دوره: 12، شماره: 4
سال انتشار: 1393
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 58
فایل این مقاله در 6 صفحه با فرمت PDF قابل دریافت می باشد
- صدور گواهی نمایه سازی
- من نویسنده این مقاله هستم
استخراج به نرم افزارهای پژوهشی:
شناسه ملی سند علمی:
JR_IRJU-12-4_006
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 6 دی 1402
چکیده مقاله:
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of life skills training on quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome.
Methods: This research was done as a semi-experimental with pre-post test and with control group. Statistical population included all children with down syndrome, age from ۲ months to ۸ years, and their mothers who referred to Iran's down syndrome society. Thirty six children were randomly chosen and equally assigned to two groups: experimental and control group. The data were collected by using the demographic questionnaire and the short form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life. Experimental group was trained for life skills in ۱۲ sessions, each session ۶۰ minutes. Data were analyzed using SPSS-۱۶ software and multivariate analysis of covariance test.
Results: The results indicate that the mean score of quality of life in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group after intervention.
Discussion: According to the results, life skills training increased the quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome. Therefore the life skill training can be applied in mental health services for improving the quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome.
کلیدواژه ها:
نویسندگان
Saeid Abbasi
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Firoozeh Sajedi
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahel Hemmati
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pouria Rezasoltani
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.