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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| 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 behaviour 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-97412017-02-21T00:55:36Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9741/ Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers' perspectives Chan, Kim Geok Khatijah, Abdullah Lim Ling, How Kee RJ101 Child Health. Child health services 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 behaviour 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 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9741/1/care%20demands%20on%20motehrs%20with%20Down%28abstract%29.pdf Chan, Kim Geok and Khatijah, Abdullah Lim and Ling, How Kee (2015) Care demands on mothers caring for a child with Down syndrome: Malaysian (Sarawak) mothers' perspectives. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 21 (5). pp. 522-531. ISSN 13227114 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijn.12275/abstract doi:10.1111/ijn.12275 |
| spellingShingle | RJ101 Child Health. Child health services Chan, Kim Geok Khatijah, Abdullah Lim Ling, How Kee 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 | RJ101 Child Health. Child health services |
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