Adaptation in Mothers of Educable Mentally Retarded Children

Taghavi, Taraneh; Aliakbarzadeh-Arani, Zahra; Khari-Arani, Majid

doi:10.5812/nms.7897

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“…In the United States, people with intelligence of two or more standard deviations below the mean account for 3% of the total population (5). According to the statistics provided by the Iranian State Welfare Organization in 2006, our country has about 2,008,000 individuals with general disabilities, 28,795 of whom suffer from mental disorders (6). Moreover, a significant number of families in Iran are faced with the complications associated with having mentally disabled children, and these problems are extensively neglected in these families.…”

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Evaluation of the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children

Arani

2016

J Nurs Midwifery Sci

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Background and Purpose:Birth of a mentally retarded child is a significant challenge in every family and is associated with the possibility of parental stress and depression. This study aimed to evaluate the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children. Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted on 40 mothers with EMR children in the only special primary school for these children in Aran & Bidgol city in Isfahan, Iran. Data were collected using self-concept questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and Fisher's exact test in SPSS V.13. Results:In this study, total score of the self-concept of mothers was 29.95±7.60, which was relatively desirable. In addition, a significant correlation was observed between the age of children (P=0.02) and family income status (P=0.01) with the scores of maternal selfconcept. Conclusion:According to the results of this study, higher family income and increased age of EMR children are associated with higher self-concept of mothers. It is recommended that future studies be performed on larger sample sizes in this regard.

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Evaluation of the self-concept of mothers with educable mentally retarded (EMR) children

Arani

2016

J Nurs Midwifery Sci

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“…According to statistics by Iran’s state welfare organization in 2006, there are about 2008000 disabled people in Iran, of whom 28795 have mental disabilities ( 3 ). However, the problems of families and mothers having children with mental retardation have been extensively neglected ( 4 ). No studies are available on the effect of children’s conditions on parents’ self-concept.…”

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