Mothers Experience with children having mental retardation: A qualitative study. Submitted as the requirement for the final research project of the

dc.contributor.advisorDr.Adnan Sarhan
dc.contributor.authorSawsan Waleed Mosallam
dc.contributor.authorSafaa Izzat Haj Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorKhadeejah Adnan Qadous
dc.contributor.authorFatima Mohfouth Faza‘a
dc.contributor.authorAyat Mohanad Barham
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-13T05:58:00Z
dc.date.available2020-08-13T05:58:00Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-29
dc.description.abstractIntellectual Disability (ID), once called mental retardation, is characterized by below-average intelligence or mental ability and a lack of skills necessary for day-to-day living. Mothers of Mental Retardation children often experience grater psychological and emotional demands, than other mothers who don‘t have mental retarded children. The aim of the study is to explore the experience of mothers with their mentally retarded children. Methods, the study includes 15 mothers with mental retardation children, demographic data collected and recorded, mothers experiences were recorded and analyzed. Results and conclusion: Physical, psychological and social fields are obviously affected among mothers with mentally retarded children. Physically, most of the mothers felt tired and exhausted also daily activity and home caring were affected. Psychologically, most of the mothers were suffering of stress, anxiety, insomnia and stigmatization. With regard to social domain, mother‘s relationship affected negatively, also msot mothers mentioned that they were subjected to social stigma.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11888/15400
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMothers, Mental retardation, Experience, Qualitativeen_US
dc.titleMothers Experience with children having mental retardation: A qualitative study. Submitted as the requirement for the final research project of theen_US
dc.typeGraduation Projecten_US
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