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KMID : 0606120070130010005
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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2007 Volume.13 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.12
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A Study on Maternal Stress in Rearing Children with Disabilities and Maternal Quality of Life
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Lee Jae-hyuk
Kim Hee-Young
Lee Jong-Hwa
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the level stress in rearing children and quality of life of mothers of children with disabilities and to identify the relationship between stress of rearing these children and quality of life of the mothers.
Method: A descriptive, correlational study design was used. The participants in this study were 225 mothers of children with disabilities. With SPSS, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data.
Results: 1) The mean score for maternal stress in rearing children with disabilities was 3.46, and for quality of life, 2.80. 2) Stress in rearing these children had a negative correlation with quality of life (r=-.761, p=.000).
Conclusion: It is suggested that intervention programs to decrease the stress of rearing these children and increase the quality of life should be offered to mothers of children with disabilities.
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KEYWORD
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Mothers of children with disabilities, Rearing stress, Quality of life
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