Mediating effects of family functioning on the relationship between care burden and family quality of life of caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities in Mongolia

Background Intellectual disabilities are characterized by constant and complex needs for care that place a heavy burden on the families of affected individuals and affect their overall quality of life. We evaluated the mediating effects of family functioning on the relationship between care burden a...

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Published in:Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities 2021-03, Vol.34 (2), p.507-515
Main Authors: Kim, Jinhee, Kim, Hyunlye, Park, Seojin, Yoo, Jaeyong, Gelegjamts, Delgersuren
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
care burden
Caregivers
Child Caregivers
Children
Children with disabilities
Correlation
Families & family life
family caregiver
family functioning
Family Life
Family Relationship
Foreign Countries
Intellectual disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Original
Personal relationships
Quality of Life
Social Support Groups
Stress Variables
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Summary:Background Intellectual disabilities are characterized by constant and complex needs for care that place a heavy burden on the families of affected individuals and affect their overall quality of life. We evaluated the mediating effects of family functioning on the relationship between care burden and the family quality of life of caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities in Mongolia. Methods Data were collected from a sample of 150 caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities from October 2017 to November 2017. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to examine the mediating effects of family functioning. Results Family functioning had a partial mediating effect (β = .702, p 
ISSN:1360-2322
1468-3148
DOI:10.1111/jar.12814