Occupational performance of children with autism spectrum disorder and quality of life of their mothers

BMC Research Notes

Amir Almasi-Hashiani¹  Saman Maroufizadeh²  Seyedeh Zeinab Beheshti³  Seyed-Sirvan Hosseini⁴ 

[1]School of Health, Department of Epidemiology, Arak University of Medical Sciences

[2]School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences

[3]School of Rehabilitation, Department of Occupational Therapy, Arak University of Medical Sciences

[4]Student Research Committee, Arak University of Medical Sciences

关键词: Quality of life;    Occupational performance;    Autism;    Autism spectrum disorder;    Parents;    Canadian Occupational Performance Measure;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13104-021-05890-4

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Objectives Limited studies were found to investigate the occupational performance of autistic children and their parents’ quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate occupational performance of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and QoL of their mothers. Results In this study, 88 participants were selected from autism centers in Arak, Iran, 2020. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the parent version of Quality of Life in Autism Questionnaire (QoLA-P) were used to assess the occupational performance of ASD children and their mothers QoL. QoLA-P consists of parts A which is related to the quality of life and part-B related to the problems that these children have and are related to the parents or their caregivers. Regarding occupational performance, the first priority of mothers is self-care with frequency 64.8%. The finding suggested a significant correlation between total function score of COPM and the score of part-A (r = 0.227, p = 0.033) of QoLA-P. Also, the results revealed a significant correlation between the total satisfaction score of COPM and the score of part-A (r = 0.236, p = 0.026) and part-B of QoLA-P questionnaire (r = 0.231, p = 0.030). The mothers’ first priority is self-care and, the total satisfaction and function score of COPM showed a significant correlation with mothers’ QoL.

【 授权许可】

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