Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives
This paper examines the experiences of mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome in the Malaysian (Sarawak) context. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 26 biological mothers of children with Down syndrome aged 18 years and below. They were accessed through selected child health clinics...
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| author | Chan, Kim Geok Ling, How Kee Khatijah Lim, Abdullah |
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| description | This paper examines the experiences of mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome in the Malaysian (Sarawak)
context. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 26 biological mothers of children with Down syndrome aged 18
years and below. They were accessed through selected child health clinics, community-based rehabilitation centres and schools using purposive sampling within two regions in Sarawak, one of the two Borneo States of Malaysia. Major themes emerging within the context of care demands were children’s health, developmental delays, daily needs and behavior issues. The insights obtained into the care demands experienced by mothers of children with Down syndrome have several implications for practice by care professionals. |
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| spelling | unimas-73512015-05-06T07:11:35Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7351/ Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives Chan, Kim Geok Ling, How Kee Khatijah Lim, Abdullah RT Nursing This paper examines the experiences of mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome in the Malaysian (Sarawak) context. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 26 biological mothers of children with Down syndrome aged 18 years and below. They were accessed through selected child health clinics, community-based rehabilitation centres and schools using purposive sampling within two regions in Sarawak, one of the two Borneo States of Malaysia. Major themes emerging within the context of care demands were children’s health, developmental delays, daily needs and behavior issues. The insights obtained into the care demands experienced by mothers of children with Down syndrome have several implications for practice by care professionals. Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2014 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7351/1/Care%20demands%20on%20mothers%20caring%20for%20a%20child%20with%20Down%20syndrome%20Malaysian%20%28Sarawak%29%20mothers%E2%80%99%20perspectives.pdf Chan, Kim Geok and Ling, How Kee and Khatijah Lim, Abdullah (2014) Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives. International Journal of Nursing Practice. ISSN 1440-172X http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijn.12275/pdf doi:10.1111/ijn.12275 |
| spellingShingle | RT Nursing Chan, Kim Geok Ling, How Kee Khatijah Lim, Abdullah Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives |
| title | Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives |
| title_full | Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives |
| title_short | Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers’ perspectives |
| title_sort | care demands on mothers caring for a child with down syndrome: malaysian (sarawak) mothers’ perspectives |
| topic | RT Nursing |
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