The Effectiveness of Academic training educable mentally retarded children in reducing the burden of caring for their parents.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: intervention will takes place in an educational and rehabilitation center in Pakdasht city according to an educational protocol including basic and preliminary educ
Sponsors
Islamic Azad University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Filling the informed consent form to participate in research therapy sessions Having the cooperation of people in completing the questionnaires Boys and girls under the age of 14 years old with mental retardation Not having vision and hearing problems Not having autism and hyperactivity disorder Parents participating in the research therapy sessions not being treated by a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children whose intellectual performance level is not trainable, for example trainable, supportable, borderline, etc Parents who have more than one mentally retarded child
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of care burden pressure of parents with mentally retarded children. Timepoint: Measurement of parental care burden after 1 month and 2 months. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of Zarit et al. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The score of reduction of care burden pressures of parents with mentally retarded children. Timepoint: Measuring the care burden of parents with mentally retarded children after 1 month and 2 months. Method of measurement: Questionnaire of Zarit et al. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactElahe Dolatabadi
Islamic Azad University
Outcome results
None listed