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<bold>Objective:</bold> Family plays an important role in taking care of children with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Resilience supports coping strategies for caregivers with their children caring. However, factors influencing the resilience of caregivers with ID in Thailand are yet to be identified. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the predictors of resilience in caregivers of children with moderate to severe ID.
<bold>Methods:</bold> A cross-sectional study was implemented in caregivers of children with ID aged 18 years and older who had children diagnosed with ID aged 6–18 years and classified as moderate to severe ID. Descriptive statistic and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis.
<bold>Results:</bold> The study sample consisted of 85 caregivers who took care of their children older than 5 years (95.30%). Depression, social support, cognitive function, and stigma could predict the resilience (F [4, 80] = 26.79, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.001) and explain the variability of resilience by 57.3%.
<bold>Conclusions:</bold> Caregivers have to take care of their children for a long period, which could develop a burden to the caregivers. The resilience and influencing factors should be monitored and managed by developing a campaign to promote caregivers’ health and well-being.
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Objective: Family plays an important role in taking care of children with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Resilience supports coping strategies for caregivers with their children caring. However, factors influencing the resilience of caregivers with ID in Thailand are yet to be identified. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the predictors of resilience in caregivers of children with moderate to severe ID.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was implemented in caregivers of children with ID aged 18 years and older who had children diagnosed with ID aged 6–18 years and classified as moderate to severe ID. Descriptive statistic and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis.
Results: The study sample consisted of 85 caregivers who took care of their children older than 5 years (95.30%). Depression, social support, cognitive function, and stigma could predict the resilience (F [4, 80] = 26.79, P < 0.001) and explain the variability of resilience by 57.3%.
Conclusions: Caregivers have to take care of their children for a long period, which could develop a burden to the caregivers. The resilience and influencing factors should be monitored and managed by developing a campaign to promote caregivers’ health and well-being.

Depressive symptoms, social support, cognitive function, and stigma: predictors of resilience in caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities

Frontiers of Nursing

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Objective: Family plays an important role in taking care of children with intellectual disabilities (IDs). Resilience supports coping strategies for caregivers...

Depressive symptoms, social support, cognitive function, and stigma: predictors of resilience in caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 361 - 369

Received: Mar 22, 2022

Accepted: Jun 22, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0046

Keywords
caregiver, cognitive function, depressive symptoms, intellectual disability, social support, stigma

© 2022 Wattana Tejakum et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Depressive symptoms, social support, cognitive function, and stigma: predictors of resilience in caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities

Article Category: Original Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 361 - 369

Received: Mar 22, 2022

Accepted: Jun 22, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0046

Keywordscaregiver, cognitive function, depressive symptoms, intellectual disability, social support, stigma

© 2022 Wattana Tejakum et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
caregiver, cognitive function, depressive symptoms, intellectual disability, social support, stigma