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Mothers Who Take Care of Children with Disabilities in Rural Areas of a Spanish Region

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ID15512903
AuthorsPablo A Cantero-Garlito (0000-0003-4406-392X, University of Castilla-La Mancha), Pedro Moruno-Miralles (0000-0002-8733-8746, University of Castilla-La Mancha, corresponding author), Juan Antonio Flores Martos (0000-0003-1642-1937, University of Castilla-La Mancha)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue8
Pages2920-2920
Publication date2020-04-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17082920
PMID32340226
OpenAlexW3017480977
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited45

The purpose of this research is to describe how the mothers of children with disabilities in rural areas of Extremadura perceive care tasks and the subjective impact that these tasks have on their daily life and health, as well as the subjective assessment that these mothers make of the benefits and services of the Spanish welfare policy. An interpretative paradigm was selected, using a qualitative approach and a phenomenological design. Twelve mothers were included. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A discourse analysis of the narrative information was performed using open, axial, and selective coding processes and the constant comparative method. Three topics have been extracted from the findings of the analysis: (1) extensive care responsibilities, (2) impacts upon well-being and daily life, and (3) resources that "barely" help. The care tasks performed by mothers of children with disabilities in rural areas have an enormous impact on their daily life and health. This involvement in caregiving generates a significant occupational imbalance which has an impact on their mental health, and which causes economic and social problems

Coding (social sciences · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Narrative · Political science · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Rural area · Social science · Social Welfare · Sociology · Welfare · Aging, Health, and Disability · Applied Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Sciences and Policies · Gerontology

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