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Title: | Quality of Care and Psychological Wellbeing of Differently Abled Children in Embu County Kenya |
Authors: | Ndwigah, Henry Kathuri Asatsa, Stephen (PhD) Macharia, Elijah N. (PhD) |
Keywords: | Family Care, Institutional Care, Differently Abled |
Issue Date: | Aug-2021 |
Publisher: | www.rsisinternational.org |
Citation: | Henry Kathuri Ndwigah, Stephen Asatsa (PhD) and Elijah N. Macharia (PhD) Department of Psychology, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, August (2021) |
Series/Report no.: | International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS);|Volume V, Issue VIII, |
Abstract: | The care of children with motor impairments is a
global concern. Their psychological wellbeing is a great concern
for those living with them. This study aimed at investigating the
quality of care given to these children and their psychological
wellbeing in Embu County, Kenya. The study adopted cross-
sectional research design to collect data. A sample size of 80
participants was selected using census method. Data were
collected using the Ryff’s psychological wellbeing scale, a
sociodemographic questionnaire and a self-developed
questionnaire for assessment of quality of care given to the
differently abled children. The study findings showed that the
quality of care given to the differently abled children in the
family, residential institutions and educational institutions has
weak positive and significant correlation with personal growth
domain of the psychological wellbeing scale (r= 0.320, p<0.05; r=
0.329, p<0.05; and r=0.449, p>0.05 respectively. The results
imply that enhancing the quality of care to differently abled
children is vital in the psychological health of differently abled
children. |
URI: | http://localhost/xmlui/handle/1/12872 |
ISSN: | 2454-6186 |
Appears in Collections: | Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
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