Quality of Life and Its Associated Correlates of Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum in Singapore.

Autor: Aishworiya R; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore. paearam@nus.edu.sg.; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. paearam@nus.edu.sg., Saw YE; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore., Chan YH; Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore., Chong SC; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore., Kiing JSH; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore., Tan MY; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore., Lim TSH; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore., Mulay KV; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore., Kang YQ; Child Development Unit, Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, 119074, Singapore.; Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of autism and developmental disorders [J Autism Dev Disord] 2024 May 21. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 21.
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06391-6
Abstrakt: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess Quality of life (QoL) of parents of children on the autism spectrum in Singapore and identify its associated factors. Parents of children (age ≥ 5 years) completed the Quality of Life in Autism scale which measures parental self-rated QoL (higher scores denote greater QoL), and the perceived impact of the child's autism-related behaviors on parents (higher scores denote lesser impact). Information on the child's degree of autism (measured by the Social Responsiveness Scale, second edition [SRS-2]), community and social participation and cognitive and adaptive functioning were also obtained. Participants were 86 parents with mean child age 6.3 years (SD 1.0). Univariate analysis results revealed greater participation in community and social events to be two modifiable factors associated with higher parental QoL. However, these factors were not found to be significant in the multivariate model. Higher autism features (represented by higher parent-rated SRS scores) was associated with a greater perceived impact of the child's behaviors by parents in both univariate and multivariate analyses. Of note, child's cognitive or adaptive skills were not significantly associated with either QoL measure. Equipping parents to handle autism-related behaviors can be useful to reduce their impact on parental QoL. Facilitating community participation for these children may positively influence caregiver QoL as well.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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