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.
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.
Authors: Hans Kristian Maridal; Hanne Marit Bjørgaas; Kristen Hagen; Egil Jonsbu; Pashupati Mahat; Shankar Malakar; Signe Dørheim Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-03-02 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Alicia Aurora Rodríguez; Óscar Martínez; Imanol Amayra; Juan Francisco López-Paz; Mohammad Al-Rashaida; Esther Lázaro; Patricia Caballero; Manuel Pérez; Sarah Berrocoso; Maitane García; Paula María Luna; Paula Pérez-Núñez; Nicole Passi Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-03-15 Impact factor: 3.390