An Investigation of Social Support Levels in Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Early Childhood
Articles > Article · 2016
Authors: Pelin PİŞTAV AKMEŞE, Hatice Nilay Kayhan
Sakarya University Journal of Education, National Refreed University Journal, National, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), 2016, vol 6, pp 146-161
Summary
<p>Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a common developmental disability. CP is primarily a disorder of movement</p><p>and posture. Associated deficits are present in large majority; mental retardation, visual</p><p>impairement, hearing impairment, epilepsy, speech and language disorders. In this study, it is</p><p>aimed to investigate the perception of social support levels of the mothers of the children with CP</p><p>in early childhood period in terms of the variables regarding the sex of the children, the level of the</p><p>disability, the frequency of talking to the relatives, neighbors or friends on the phone or face to face,</p><p>having a house guest, going outside for the job and carrying the responsibility of the child. The</p><p>study was conducted with 90 children with CP, 36 female and 54 male, and their mothers. First, the</p><p>children were evaluated according to Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and their clinical types, then the Social Support Scale (SSS) was applied to the mothers. The data</p><p>obtained were analyzed with t-test and One Way ANOVA by using the SPSS 21.0 program. p<.05</p><p>was accepted as statistically significant. When the results of this study, there is statistically</p><p>significant in terms of seeing the relatives, neighbors or friends face to face, frequency of having a</p><p>house guest, frequency of going go out for job purpose except for working, and caregiver burden</p><p>of the children. It is thought that the findings obtained in this study will contribute to supporting</p><p>the mothers who caregiver burden of the children in rehabilitation and education in different areas.</p><p>Keywords: Cerebral palsy, social support, early childhood.</p>