Psychosocial effect and economic burden on parents of children with locomotor disability

Objective To assess the social and financial burden of parents of children with locomotor disability. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Institute for Physically Handicapped (IPH), Delhi, where parents of 100 locomotor disabled children of age group 6 to 15 years were interviewed t...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2010-05, Vol.77 (5), p.529-533
Main Authors: Laskar, Ananya Ray, Gupta, Vimal K., Kumar, Dharmendra, Sharma, Nandini, Singh, Megha M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Cost of Illness
Counseling
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disabled Children - psychology
Family Health
Female
General aspects
Gynecology
Humans
India
Interviews as Topic
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Parent-Child Relations
Parents - psychology
Pediatrics
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:Objective To assess the social and financial burden of parents of children with locomotor disability. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Institute for Physically Handicapped (IPH), Delhi, where parents of 100 locomotor disabled children of age group 6 to 15 years were interviewed to estimate the socioeconomic burden of caregiving their children. Results The study observed that the parents of the disabled children were severely burdened in terms of financial burden and mental health. Conclusions There is an urgent need for support activities for such families at a national level in order to curb the huge economic and social burden of care-giving. Counselling should be an integral part of rehabilitation for such families.
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-010-0064-7