Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science (대한물리치료과학회지)
- Volume 4 Issue 2
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- Pages.439-452
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- 1997
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- 2733-6441(pISSN)
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- 2733-645X(eISSN)
A Study of Burden and Social Support in Mothers of Handicapped Children
장애아 어머니의 부담감과 사회적지지에 관한 연구
- Jun, Hoa-Yun (Dept. of Nursing, DongNam Health College) ;
- Kwon, Hye-Jeoung (Dept. of Nursing, DongNam Health College) ;
- Kim, Sang-Jin (Dept. of Physical Therapy, DongNam Health College Seoul Community Rehabilitation Center)
- Published : 1997.06.30
Abstract
Mothers of handicapped children experience many problems and difficulties related to the child's prolonged dependency and demands for special care. Social support can be identified as stress-relieving factor, social support is considered to decrease the amount of negativeness in an individual or family. This study attempted to identify the level of burden and social support in mothers of children who are handicapped, and to determine whether social support is an effective strategy for burden relief in these mothers. The method used in the study was a correlational descriptive survey using a questionnaire. The subjects for the study were 42 mothers who have the handicapped children, between two to twelve years of age, being treated at S General Welfare House for Handicapped and S Rehabilitation Center in Seoul. The data were collected during 1 month from March 20 to April 20, 1996. The instruments used for this study was a structured questionnaire which was the Burden scale developed by Suh Mihae and Oh Kasil(1993) and the PRQ(Personal Resource Questionnaire) scale developed by Brandt & Weinert(1981). The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS computer program, yielding frequencies, percentiles, means, standard deviations,
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