Children with severe physical and mental disabilities
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: [Age] Children with severe physical and mental disabilities: Preschoolers (age 6 and under) Caregivers: Any age [Gender] Any [Number] Not specified (Aims for theoretical saturation, maximum approximately 10 participants) [Target Conditions] Preschool children with severe physical and mental disabilities, and their primary caregivers (Children with severe physical and mental disabilities are defined by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as "a group with severe intellectual disabilities combined with severe physical disabilities requiring constant medical care.") [Facility] Ibaraki Prefectural Medical University Hospital: 1 facility [Inclusion Criteria] Primary caregivers of children with severe physical and mental disabilities (preschool age) who are outpatient or inpatient at Ibaraki Prefectural Medical University Hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Childcare providers for school-age children Rationale: Attendance at educational facilities is likely to significantly impact the living environment, and to avoid mixing preschoolers with school-age children.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Conduct interviews with caregivers of children with severe physical and mental disabilities to identify the relationship between the living spaces of these children and their surrounding factors. Perform content analysis based on the extracted data to organize these relationships. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMinenao Sasahara
Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Graduate School of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed