Spirituality as a coping method for mothers of children with developmental disabilities
04 Mar 2021-International journal of developmental disabilities (Taylor & Francis)-Vol. 67, Iss: 2, pp 112-120
TL;DR: The results of the study showed that mothers of children with developmental disabilities in Turkey often use spirituality as a coping method, and using spirituality, they were able to handle the stress of their new lives.
Abstract: Mothers of children with developmental disabilities suffer from tremendous stress and anxiety. These mothers may use religion and spirituality as coping mechanisms to help them adjust to changes em...
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TL;DR: This paper conducted a search across five data bases for peer-reviewed research between 2008-2020, which informed the occupations of mothers living in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
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TL;DR: This article found that poverty, stigma, and spirituality were particularly prominent factors affecting FQOL negatively and positively in African contexts, while acknowledging the influence of context-specific factors (i.e. poverty, stigmatization, spirituality) is important in order to provide effective, culturally relevant support for families of children with disabilities.
Abstract: Family Quality of Life (FQOL) is an important outcome for families of children with disabilities and is influenced by context and culture. Minimal research explores FQOL in African contexts. This scoping review identifies factors contributing to FQOL for families of children with disabilities in African contexts. We were guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework, searching for research papers from the following electronic databases: CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Global Health, and PsycINFO. Using pre-determined eligibility criteria, two authors independently reviewed articles for inclusion via Covidence, a reference manager that facilitates blind reviewing. Two other authors independently extracted data from studies using a data-charting form based on Zuna and colleagues’ FQOL framework. Reviewers met regularly for discussion to reach consensus. Fifty-three articles met the inclusion criteria, and findings demonstrated a broad variety of factors contributing to FQOL within the FQOL framework related to family unit factors, individual member factors, and external support factors. We found that poverty, stigma, and spirituality were particularly prominent factors affecting FQOL negatively and positively in African contexts. Whilst there are universal factors that contribute to FQOL, recognising the influence of context-specific factors (i.e. poverty, stigma, spirituality) is important in order to provide effective, culturally relevant support that enhances FQOL for families
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TL;DR: Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology as mentioned in this paper, and it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data.
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Abstract: IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Designing Qualitative Research Chapter 3: Ethical Issues Chapter 4: A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing Chapter 5: Focus Group Interviewing Chapter 6: Ethnographic Field Strategies Chapter 7: Action Research Chapter 8: Unobtrusive Measures in Research Chapter 9: Social Historical Research and Oral Traditions Chapter 10: Case Studies Chapter 11: An Introduction to Content Analysis Chapter 12: Writing Research Papers: Sorting the Noodles from the Soup COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: Introduction Quantitative Versus Qualitative Schools of Thought Use of Triangulation in Research Methodology Qualitative Strategies: Defining an Orientation From a Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Why Use Qualitative Methods? A Plan of Presentation Chapter 2: Designing Qualitative Research Theory and Concepts Ideas and Theory Reviewing the Literature Evaluating Web Sites Content versus Use Theory, Reality, and the Social World Framing Research Problems Operationalization and Conceptualization Designing Projects Data Collection and Organization Data Storage, Retrieval, and Analysis Dissemination Trying It Out Chapter 3: Ethical Issues Research Ethics in Historical Perspective From Guidelines to Law: Regulations on the Research Process Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) Ethical Codes Some Common Ethical Concerns in Behavioral Research New Areas for Ethical Concern: Cyberspace Informed Consent and Implied Consent Confidentiality and Anonymity Securing the Data Objectivity and Careful Research Design Trying It Out Chapter 4: A Dramaturgical Look at Interviewing Dramaturgy and Interviewing Types of Interviews The Data Collection Instrument Guideline Development Communicating Effectively A Few Common Problems in Question Formulation Pretesting the Schedule Long Versus Short Interviews Telephone Interviews Computer Assisted Interviewing Conducting an Interview: A Natural or an Unnatural Communication? 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TL;DR: The Purpose of Qualitative Research Qualitative Approaches An Overview Principles of Conceptualizing a Qualitative Project Principles of Doing Research principles of Data Collection Principles of Data Analysis Qualitative Approach Reporting Qualitative research as discussed by the authors
Abstract: The Purpose of Qualitative Research Qualitative Approaches An Overview Principles of Conceptualizing a Qualitative Project Principles of Doing Research Principles of Data Collection Principles of Data Analysis Qualitative Approaches Reporting Qualitative Research
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...The technique also gave mothers a high degree of freedom to respond to questions, elaborate on their ideas and feelings, and illustrate concepts (Morse and Field 1995)....
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TL;DR: Parents whose child had a serious mental health problem had normative patterns of educational and occupational attainment and marriage, but elevated levels of physical symptoms, depression, and alcohol symptoms at mid-life, compared with parents who had a child with a developmental disability.
Abstract: We contrasted parents who had a child with a developmental disability, a serious mental health problem, and a normative comparison group with respect to parental attainment and well-being at mid-life. Data are from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, collected when the respondents were 18, 36, and 53 or 54, on average. Although similar at age 18, group patterns of attainment and well-being diverged thereafter. Parents of a child with a developmental disability had lower rates of employment, larger families, and lower rates of social participation but were similar to parents without a child with a disability in educational and marital status, physical health, and psychological well-being. Parents whose child had a serious mental health problem had normative patterns of educational and occupational attainment and marriage, but elevated levels of physical symptoms, depression, and alcohol symptoms at mid-life.
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...Studies from other countries have also found that spirituality was the most effective coping strategy (Duvdevany and Vudinsky, 2005, Gallagher et al. 2015, Khamis 2007, Skinner et al. 2001)....
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...Large-scale studies (Pandya 2017) conducted in Israel (Duvdevany and Vudinsky 2005), Mexico, and Puerto Rico (Skinner et al., 2001) and in the USA, Australia, Canada, and numerous European countries have found that spirituality is the most effective coping strategy used by parents....
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TL;DR: Father's work appeared to be a significant predictor of parental stress, indicating that for fathers who were not working the level of stress was higher than fathers whoWere working, lower socioeconomic level was associated with greater symptom rates of cognitive disturbance, depression, anxiety, and despair among parents.
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...Studies from other countries have also found that spirituality was the most effective coping strategy (Duvdevany and Vudinsky, 2005, Gallagher et al. 2015, Khamis 2007, Skinner et al. 2001)....
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...Parents of children with developmental disabilities experience more financial and psychological difficulties than parents of healthy children (Dereli and Okur 2008, Gallagher et al. 2015, Khamis 2007, Masulani-Mwale et al. 2016)....
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...Mothers use various strategies to cope with stress and anxiety (Khamis 2007, Pandya 2017, Scharer et al. 2009)....
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