'There Is Family Tension, but They Understand…': Familial and Sibling Relationships Following the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Children in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Dogbe, Joslin Alexei; Kyeremateng, Joana D. A.; Opoku, Maxwell Peprah; Nketsia, William; Hammond, Charles
Titel	'There Is Family Tension, but They Understand…': Familial and Sibling Relationships Following the Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Children in Ghana
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 68 (2022) 1, S.35-46 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dogbe, Joslin Alexei) ORCID (Kyeremateng, Joana D. A.) ORCID (Opoku, Maxwell Peprah) ORCID (Hammond, Charles)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2047-3869
DOI	10.1080/20473869.2019.1573572
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cerebral Palsy; Child Rearing; Sibling Relationship; Family Environment; Parent Child Relationship; Marital Satisfaction; Family Relationship; Costs; Barriers; Negative Attitudes; Spouses; Stress Variables; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hirnlähmung; Kindererziehung; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Familienmilieu; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Cost; Kosten; Negative Fixierung; Ehepartner
Abstract	The challenges faced by parents raising children with cerebral palsy (CP) have been well explored in the literature. However, little attention has been paid to the experiences of parents raising children with CP in low-income countries, such as Ghana. Objective: Therefore, the objective of this study was to explore parents' experiences of raising children with CP, specifically focusing on the relationships between spouses and between children with CP and their typically developing siblings. Method: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 parents, who were purposively selected from the largest tertiary hospital in Ghana. Results: The results revealed that typically developing children accept their siblings with CP as their equals and even take up domestic responsibilities to lessen the burden on their parents. However, the parents reported experiencing marital and extended family conflict, financial burden and negative attitudes from spouses, resulting in family tensions. Conclusion: The implications of these findings for policy-making have also been discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01