RESEARCH PAPER
Functioning of the family of a child suffering from cerebral palsy
1
Health Care Institute, B. Markiewicz High Public Technological – Economic School, Jaroslaw, Poland
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Clinical Endoscopy, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland
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Department of Clinical Endoscopy, Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland
J Pre Clin Clin Res. 2012;6(1):50-53
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
The aim of the research was analysis of the problems of parents with children suffering from cerebral palsy, and evaluation of the degree of change that appeared after the birth of the disabled child.
Material and Methods:
100 randomly-selected families with children suffering from cerebral palsy who lived in the Podkarpacie region of Poland. The method of diagnostic survey was used, while a questionnaire served as a research technique.
Results:
In most cases, the care of the disabled children was undertaken by the mothers (77%). On the birth of the baby, the parents reacted in different ways, the most frequent being: acceptance (24%), sadness (19%), anxiety about the child’s future (17%), disbelief (11%), shock (10%). The child’s illness did not change family relations among the majority of the examined groups – 51%), in 31% it tightened family ties, and in 18% the family relationships deteriorated.
Conclusions:
Having a baby suffering from cerebral palsy has a notable influence on one of the parents, with the mothers most often resigning from professional activity. The child’s disability worsens the financial situation of family.
The aim of the research was analysis of the problems of parents with children suffering from cerebral palsy, and evaluation of the degree of change that appeared after the birth of the disabled child.
Material and Methods:
100 randomly-selected families with children suffering from cerebral palsy who lived in the Podkarpacie region of Poland. The method of diagnostic survey was used, while a questionnaire served as a research technique.
Results:
In most cases, the care of the disabled children was undertaken by the mothers (77%). On the birth of the baby, the parents reacted in different ways, the most frequent being: acceptance (24%), sadness (19%), anxiety about the child’s future (17%), disbelief (11%), shock (10%). The child’s illness did not change family relations among the majority of the examined groups – 51%), in 31% it tightened family ties, and in 18% the family relationships deteriorated.
Conclusions:
Having a baby suffering from cerebral palsy has a notable influence on one of the parents, with the mothers most often resigning from professional activity. The child’s disability worsens the financial situation of family.
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