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Perception of Mothers with Cerebral Palsy Children on their Knowledge, Social Well-Being and Awareness of Treatment in Tamil Nadu, India
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ELANCHEZHIAN CHINNAVAN, SWARNAKUMARI P
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Purpose: The purpose of the study is to check the perception of mother’s with Disabled cerebral palsy children, their knowledge, social well-being and awareness of treatment rendered in Tamil Nadu. Data, from India, on perceptions about Cerebral palsy disability are inadequate. Methods: During the expansion of the questionnaire, individual and societal values were considered. The questionnaire evaluates the perception of mothers of disabled Cerebral Palsy children on knowledge, social well-being and awareness of treatment under nine domains: Knowledge of the condition, Parental stress, Community support, Child ability, Mothers confidence, Improvement, Health status, Benefits and Belief. Data were collected from mothers of both male and female children with cerebral palsy aged between 1 to 18 years. About 220 mothers age averaged 33.44 + 6.14 years, participated in the study. Data was collected from mothers attending rehabilitation centers from different institution and special schools in Tamil Nadu. Mothers can hold both a philosophical view of disability and a belief in the course of disability. Result: The raw data was tabulated and analyzed by using SPSS 17 version software. Results suggest that there is significance difference with in the mother’s perception towards knowledge, social well-being and awareness of treatment under nine domains. Conclusion: Mothers should be motivated to maximize rehabilitation services in order to improve their children's functional capacity. The appreciation of this phenomenon could move towards a model for the delivery of rehabilitation that integrates and harmonizes such beliefs.
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Mother, Cerebral Palsy, Knowledge, Social well being, Treatment
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.02.311
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