Quality of life of autistic children's caretakers

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia

Barbosa, Milene Rossi Pereira¹  Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil¹  Fernandes, Fernanda Dreux Miranda¹ 

关键词: Quality of life;    Autistic disorder;    Family;    Caregivers;    Patient care;    Child;    Adolescent;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-80342009000400009

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia

【 摘 要 】

PURPOSE: To assess the quality of life of autistic spectrum children's caretakers and to determine whether there is some kind of relation among the different domains and demographic aspects such as educational and social level.METHODS: Subjects were 150 caretakers of children within the autistic spectrum, with ages ranging from 24 to 65 years, who answered to the WHOQOL-bref protocol, proposed by the Mental Health Program of the World Health Organization, which has 26 questions divided into four domains (Physical, Psychological, Social Relations, and Environment).RESULTS: Data revealed significant differences among all the domains. The only domain of the quality of life questionnaire that had statistically significant correlations with all demographic variables was Environment.CONCLUSION:Factors such as access to leisure, health and transportation play an important role in the quality of life realized by parents of autistic spectrum children.

【 授权许可】

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