Family Quality of Life: Perceptions of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Autor/inn/en	Dizdarevic, Alma; Memisevic, Haris; Osmanovic, Armin; Mujezinovic, Amila
Titel	Family Quality of Life: Perceptions of Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Quelle	In: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 68 (2022) 3, S.274-280 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dizdarevic, Alma)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2047-3869
DOI	10.1080/20473869.2020.1756114
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Quality of Life; Children; Developmental Disabilities; Family Environment; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Employment Level; Parents; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Stress Variables; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Mild Intellectual Disability; Moderate Intellectual Disability; Bosnia and Herzegovina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lebensqualität; Child; Kind; Kinder; Entwicklungsstörung; Familienmilieu; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Beschäftigungsgrad; Eltern; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Autism; Autismus; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Bosnien-Herzegowina
Abstract	The goal of the present study was to assess the family quality of life (FQOL) in families with children with developmental disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We examined the FQOL in relation to parents' demographic variables (gender, age, employment status), children's gender and age, type of children's disability (mild and moderate intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder) and parent's depression, anxiety, and stress levels. The sample consisted of 270 parents of children with disabilities; 90 parents of children with autism spectrum disorder, 90 parents of children with mild intellectual disability, and 90 parents of children with moderate intellectual disability. We also included a control group of 90 parents of typically developing children. The results of this study showed that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and parents of children with moderate intellectual disability had statistically significantly lower FQOL than parents of children with mild intellectual disability and parents of typically developing children. Child's gender had a significant effect on FQOL. Also, depression, anxiety and stress levels significantly affected FQOL, while the parents' gender, age, and employment status did not have a significant effect. Implications of these findings are discussed and some measures on supporting parents are proposed. (As Provided).
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