Perceived needs among parents of children with a mild intellectual disability in Sweden

Karina Huus; Lena M. Olsson; Elisabeth Elgmark Andersson; Mats Granlund; Lilly Augustine

doi:10.1080/15017419.2016.1167773

Perceived needs among parents of children with a mild intellectual disability in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 19 (2017): Issue 4

By: Karina Huus, Lena M. Olsson, Elisabeth Elgmark Andersson, Mats Granlund and Lilly Augustine

Open Access

|Apr 2017

Abstract

Parents of children with a mild intellectual disability experience more distress and require more support than other parents. The aim was to investigate the perceived family needs of parents of children with an MID and to investigate the relationship between parents’ perceived self-efficacy in their parental role and in collaborating with professionals as well as with their perceived needs for support. Interviews were based on questionnaires to the parents of 38 children. The results revealed that parents perceived need for information, respite, and venues in which to meet other parents in similar situations. The informational needs were related to parental self-efficacy and obtaining support. A lower need for information was related to higher perceived control over services. In conclusion, it appears that professionals need to work to strengthen parents’ ability to ask for support and to express the needs. Well-informed parents will develop stronger parental self-efficacy and perceived control over services.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2016.1167773 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011

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Language: English

Page range: 307 - 317

Submitted on: Jul 1, 2015

Accepted on: Mar 15, 2016

Published on: Apr 4, 2017

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Child,

intellectual disability,

need assessment,

self-efficacy

© 2017 Karina Huus, Lena M. Olsson, Elisabeth Elgmark Andersson, Mats Granlund, Lilly Augustine, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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