Rie Wakimizu, Hiroshi Fujioka, Akira Yoneyama, Atsushi Iejima, Shinya Miyamoto
Department of Child Health Care and Nursing, Institute of Nursing Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. riewaki@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
Research in developmental disabilities 2011 May-JunWe identified factors associated with the empowerment of Japanese families using the Family Empowerment Scale (FES) to contribute to the improvement of empowerment in Japanese families raising a child with developmental disorders (DDs). The study was conducted in 350 caregivers who raised children aged 4-18 years with DDs in urban and suburban districts in Japan. Multiple regression analysis of data collected from 275 respondents revealed that a decrease in family empowerment level correlated with a higher number of siblings reared together, a shorter period since the diagnosis was made, and lower awareness of social support and self-efficacy in caregivers. Medications, possession of an intellectual disability certificate, infrequent hospital visits of the child, disuse of local services by caregivers, and young caregivers also correlated with a lower level of empowerment in the Japanese family. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Rie Wakimizu, Hiroshi Fujioka, Akira Yoneyama, Atsushi Iejima, Shinya Miyamoto. Factors associated with the empowerment of Japanese families raising a child with developmental disorders. Research in developmental disabilities. 2011 May-Jun;32(3):1030-7
PMID: 21353460
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