Optimism and sense of coherence in mothers and fathers of children with cerebral palsy participating in an intensified habilitation programme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12742809 |
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| Authors | Randi Damgård (University of Agder, corresponding author), Kristian Sørensen (0009-0000-4400-8715, Sørlandet Sykehus), Ida E Vestrheim (Sørlandet Sykehus), Bjørn Lerdal (Sørlandet Sykehus), Jon Skranes (0000-0002-7533-6989, Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Gudrun Rohde (0000-0002-8538-7237, Sørlandet Sykehus) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-255 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1501-7419 • E-ISSN: 1745-3011 |
| Publisher | Stockholm University Press (PUBLISHER • SE) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15017419.2015.1064025 |
| OpenAlex | W1918430497 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
Background: To describe optimism and sense of coherence in mothers and fathers of preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP), before and after participation in an intensified habilitation program.Methods: Forty-five parents of preschool children with CP answered the Life Orientation Test (LOT) and sense of coherence questionnaire (SOC) twice during one year.Results: Parents of the youngest CP children and those with high stress levels reported reduced optimism and sense of coherence at baseline. No statistically significant changes in LOT and SOC scores were found during the programme period. However, among mothers who reported clinically significant change, 67% reported more optimism after the program. There was a strong negative correlation between parental stress and LOT and SOC in mothers at baseline, and the fathers results changed to a similar correlation after intervention.Conclusions: Program intensified habilitation (PIH) seems to induce a more reality-oriented view of the situation among fathers and more optimism among about half of the mothers
Cerebral palsy · Developmental psychology · Habilitation · Optimism · Psychiatry · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Psychology · Social Psychology
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