Effects of a nursing intervention program on the depression and perception of family functioning of mothers with intellectually disabled children

Arzu Yıldırım, Rabia Hacıhasanoğlu Aşılar and Papatya Karakurt

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2013, vol. 22, issue 1-2, 251-261

Abstract: Aims and objectives This study was conducted to examine the effect of psychosocial education provided to mothers with intellectually disabled children on the risk of depression and perception of family functioning in those mothers. Background Families with intellectually disabled children need encouragement, support and training to more actively participate in their children's education and to positively affect their children's growth and development. Design Randomised controlled study. Methods The study included the mothers of 75 intellectually disabled children (40 intervention, 35 control). The mothers in the intervention group who participated in a routine program at private education and rehabilitation centres attended four different psychosocial educational sessions. Sessions were conducted once a week for four weeks and lasted 120 minutes. The control group attended only the routine program of the private education and rehabilitation centre. Results Our study results showed that after completion of the educational program, there was a greater decrease in the risk for depression in the intervention group when compared to the control group, and the former perceived their family functions better. These differences were statistically significant (p

Date: 2013
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