Psychosocial constraints experienced by caregivers of children with special needs in Kelantan, Malaysia/ Siti Nor Ismalina Isa ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Isa, Siti Nor Ismalina, Ishak, Ismarulyusda, Ab Rahman, Azriani, Mohd Saat, Nur Zakiah, Che Din, Normah, Lubis, Syarif Husin, Mohd Ismail, Muhammad Faiz, Mohd Suradi, Nur Riza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2019
• Subjects: Mental health. Mental illness prevention; Child Health. Child health services; Physical medicine. Physical therapy. Including massage, exercise, occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, phototherapy, radiotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54700/1/54700.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54700/; http://healthscopefsk.com/

Families of children with special needs (CWSN) experience many difficulties and are socioeconomically disadvantaged when compared to families of typical children. The burden of care, social, financial and other stressful situations are considered to be crucial in determining the quality of life (QoL...