Engelsk titel: Sense of coherence for parents of disabled children
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Författare:
Gröholt EK
;
Nordhagen R
;
Heiberg A
Email: else-karin.groholt@fhi.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 22
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 07021913
Sammanfattning
CONCLUSIONS : Our findings indicate that parents of mentally disabled children are more vulnerable than parents of children without a chronic disease or functional impairment, and also more vulnerable than parents of children with other chronic disease/functional impairments.
RESULTS : The results showed a link between chronic illness and disabilities in children and their parents' poor sense of coherence. High odds for a poor sense of coherence were most common among parents of mentally disabled children (OR = 2.05, KI = 1.14-3.69). Parents of children with chronic illness and disabilities scored higher for the dimensions meaningfulness and comprehension, compared with parents who had children without such problems.
MATERIAL AND METHOD : The study population was composed of two different samples. The first sample was randomised and taken from children in Norway aged 2 to 17 years in 1996. The other sample was not randomised and was taken from children aged 4 to 16 years staying at Frambu (national centre of expertise and information for rare disabilities) in the period from ultimo 1995 to primo 1997. Parents answered a questionnaire for both samples.
BACKGROUND : The link between chronic illness in children and their parents' sense of coherence has not previously been studied in Norway.