Open AccessHealth of mothers of school‐age children with disabilities
Author(s) -
McConnell David,
Llewellyn Gwynnyth
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2006.tb00789.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , gerontology , psychology
Objective: To investigate the self‐reported health status of mothers of school‐age children with disabilities. Method: Seventy‐four mothers in the Northern Metropolitan and Eastern Sydney regions completed the MOS 36‐item Short Form Health Survey (SF‐36). The survey was readministered 11 to 15 months later and completed by sixty‐two mothers. Results: On average, the mothers reported significantly poorer mental health by comparison with population norms for women in New South Wales and for mothers with partners Australia wide. Conclusions: In the absence of population data, the results of this study substantiate the findings of earlier studies based on clinical assessment and small group comparison designs.