Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
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17353602
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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jalali
1393
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2014
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The Effectiveness of Life Skills Training on Quality of Life in Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome
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Original Research Articles
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of life skills training on quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome. </span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><strong>Methods:</strong> This research was done as a semi-experimental with pre-post test and with control group. Statistical population included all children with down syndrome, age from 2 months to 8 years, and their mothers who referred to Iran's down syndrome society. Thirty six children were randomly chosen and equally assigned to two groups: experimental and control group. The data were collected by using the demographic questionnaire and the short form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life. Experimental group was trained for life skills in 12 sessions, each session 60 minutes. Data were analyzed using SPSS-16 software and multivariate analysis of covariance test. </span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><strong>Results:</strong> The results indicate that the mean score of quality of life in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group after intervention. </span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span><strong>Discussion:</strong> According to the results, life skills training increased the quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome. Therefore the life skill training can be applied in mental health services for improving the quality of life in mothers of children with Down syndrome. </span></font></p>
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Life skills, Quality of life, Mothers of children with Down syndrome
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http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-381-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Saeid
Abbasi
saeid.abbasi66@yahoo.com
1800319475328460011532
1800319475328460011532
No
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Firoozeh
Sajedi
fisajedi@gmail.com
1800319475328460011533
1800319475328460011533
Yes
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sahel
Hemmati
sahel.hemmati@yahoo.com
1800319475328460011534
1800319475328460011534
No
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pouria
Rezasoltani
P-rsoltani@yahoo.com
1800319475328460011535
1800319475328460011535
No
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.