Research subject: During the last two decades, families have been
increasingly encouraged to take continuous care of their child with cerebral
palsy. Consequently, the way of changing of family life and its quality has
become a research subject in disability studies.
Method: Te aim of this study was to explore the impact of child, family,
environment and service support characteristics as potential predictors on
the quality of life in families with children with cerebral palsy residing in the
Republic of Serbia. Te sample was recruited using convenience sampling
and consisted of 110 families of children with cerebral palsy, of both genders,
between 7 and 18 years of age (M=12,67, SD=3,41). A hierarchical multiple
regression was calculated to predict family quality of life based on four sets
of independent variables. Child and family characteristics, frequency and
magnitude of perceived physical, attitudinal, and policy barriers, and parental
perceptions and experiences wit...h professional support were included.
Results: Child’s challenging behavior was one of the strongest predictors
of the quality of family life, b=-.29, t (106)=-3.18, p<.01. Te household
income also accounted for a signifcant proportion of unique variance in
predicting the quality of family life, b=-.21, t(106)=-2.17, p<.05. Moreover,
household income was no longer a signifcant predictor when the extent of
challenging behavior exhibited by the child and the magnitude of perceived
environmental barriers entered the regression model. Te results confrm
that household income and perceived everyday care-giving difculties are
associated with the reduced quality of family life.
Conclusion: Te conclusion underlines the importance of the environment
in improving the quality of family life. However, the reinforcing intervention
in the domain of environmental barriers could contribute to the quality of
family life by overcoming the lower income and behavioral problems.
Keywords:
quality of family life / cerebral palsy / predicting / environmental impact
Source:
Proceedings- Eurlyaid
Conference 2017 „ Early Childhood Intervention:
For meeting sustainable
development goals of the
new millennium “, Beograd, Srbija, 06–08. 10.2017., 2017, 117-126
Publisher:
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Serbia /
Univerzitet u Beogradu – Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju
TY - CONF
AU - Milićević, Milena
AU - Nedović, Goran
PY - 2017
UR - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2804
AB - Research subject: During the last two decades, families have been
increasingly encouraged to take continuous care of their child with cerebral
palsy. Consequently, the way of changing of family life and its quality has
become a research subject in disability studies.
Method: Te aim of this study was to explore the impact of child, family,
environment and service support characteristics as potential predictors on
the quality of life in families with children with cerebral palsy residing in the
Republic of Serbia. Te sample was recruited using convenience sampling
and consisted of 110 families of children with cerebral palsy, of both genders,
between 7 and 18 years of age (M=12,67, SD=3,41). A hierarchical multiple
regression was calculated to predict family quality of life based on four sets
of independent variables. Child and family characteristics, frequency and
magnitude of perceived physical, attitudinal, and policy barriers, and parental
perceptions and experiences with professional support were included.
Results: Child’s challenging behavior was one of the strongest predictors
of the quality of family life, b=-.29, t (106)=-3.18, p<.01. Te household
income also accounted for a signifcant proportion of unique variance in
predicting the quality of family life, b=-.21, t(106)=-2.17, p<.05. Moreover,
household income was no longer a signifcant predictor when the extent of
challenging behavior exhibited by the child and the magnitude of perceived
environmental barriers entered the regression model. Te results confrm
that household income and perceived everyday care-giving difculties are
associated with the reduced quality of family life.
Conclusion: Te conclusion underlines the importance of the environment
in improving the quality of family life. However, the reinforcing intervention
in the domain of environmental barriers could contribute to the quality of
family life by overcoming the lower income and behavioral problems.
PB - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Serbia /
Univerzitet u Beogradu – Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju
C3 - Proceedings- Eurlyaid
Conference 2017 „ Early Childhood Intervention:
For meeting sustainable
development goals of the
new millennium “, Beograd, Srbija, 06–08. 10.2017.
T1 - Predictors of Quality of Life of Families with Children with Cerebral Palsy – Implication for Early Intervention
EP - 126
SP - 117
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_2804
ER -
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increasingly encouraged to take continuous care of their child with cerebral
palsy. Consequently, the way of changing of family life and its quality has
become a research subject in disability studies.
Method: Te aim of this study was to explore the impact of child, family,
environment and service support characteristics as potential predictors on
the quality of life in families with children with cerebral palsy residing in the
Republic of Serbia. Te sample was recruited using convenience sampling
and consisted of 110 families of children with cerebral palsy, of both genders,
between 7 and 18 years of age (M=12,67, SD=3,41). A hierarchical multiple
regression was calculated to predict family quality of life based on four sets
of independent variables. Child and family characteristics, frequency and
magnitude of perceived physical, attitudinal, and policy barriers, and parental
perceptions and experiences with professional support were included.
Results: Child’s challenging behavior was one of the strongest predictors
of the quality of family life, b=-.29, t (106)=-3.18, p<.01. Te household
income also accounted for a signifcant proportion of unique variance in
predicting the quality of family life, b=-.21, t(106)=-2.17, p<.05. Moreover,
household income was no longer a signifcant predictor when the extent of
challenging behavior exhibited by the child and the magnitude of perceived
environmental barriers entered the regression model. Te results confrm
that household income and perceived everyday care-giving difculties are
associated with the reduced quality of family life.
Conclusion: Te conclusion underlines the importance of the environment
in improving the quality of family life. However, the reinforcing intervention
in the domain of environmental barriers could contribute to the quality of
family life by overcoming the lower income and behavioral problems.",
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Conference 2017 „ Early Childhood Intervention:
For meeting sustainable
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Milićević, M.,& Nedović, G.. (2017). Predictors of Quality of Life of Families with Children with Cerebral Palsy – Implication for Early Intervention. in Proceedings- Eurlyaid
Conference 2017 „ Early Childhood Intervention:
For meeting sustainable
development goals of the
new millennium “, Beograd, Srbija, 06–08. 10.2017.
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Serbia /
Univerzitet u Beogradu – Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju., 117-126.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_2804
Milićević M, Nedović G. Predictors of Quality of Life of Families with Children with Cerebral Palsy – Implication for Early Intervention. in Proceedings- Eurlyaid
Conference 2017 „ Early Childhood Intervention:
For meeting sustainable
development goals of the
new millennium “, Beograd, Srbija, 06–08. 10.2017.. 2017;:117-126.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_2804 .
Milićević, Milena, Nedović, Goran, "Predictors of Quality of Life of Families with Children with Cerebral Palsy – Implication for Early Intervention" in Proceedings- Eurlyaid
Conference 2017 „ Early Childhood Intervention:
For meeting sustainable
development goals of the
new millennium “, Beograd, Srbija, 06–08. 10.2017. (2017):117-126,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfasper_2804 .
