Background:Literature suggests that Specific Learning Disorders (SpLD) can cause impairment ofHealth-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and psychological well-being of children, and that thiscondition potentially affects parents’quality of life and well-being too.Aims:This study aimsfirst to explore HRQoL and psychological well-being among children withSpLD and second among mothers of children with SpLD.Methods and procedures:Thirty children aged 8–14 years diagnosed as having SpLD and theirmothers completed a battery of scales to assess children’s HRQoL and psychological well-being.Mothers also completed a battery of instruments to explore their personal HRQoL and psycho-logical well-being.Results:Compared with the general population, children with SpLD reported significantly lowerlevel of psychosocial health, and mothers had a higher probability of being anxious and/or de-pressed.Conclusions and implications:This study supports previous research about impaired HRQoL,symptoms of generalized anxiety, school-related anxiety and depressed mood in children withSpLD. Moreover, it provides evidence that mothers of children with SpLD may experience stressin coping with their child’s disability and develop socio-emotional symptoms such as anxiety.Implications concern the need to implement effective supportive services among children withSpLD and their parents.
Matteucci, M.C., Scalone, L., Tomasetto, C., Cavrini, G., Selleri, P. (2019). Health-related quality of life and psychological wellbeing of children with Specific Learning Disorders and their mothers. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 87, 43-53 [10.1016/j.ridd.2019.02.003].
Health-related quality of life and psychological wellbeing of children with Specific Learning Disorders and their mothers
Matteucci, Maria Cristina
;Tomasetto, Carlo;Selleri, Patrizia
2019
Abstract
Background:Literature suggests that Specific Learning Disorders (SpLD) can cause impairment ofHealth-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and psychological well-being of children, and that thiscondition potentially affects parents’quality of life and well-being too.Aims:This study aimsfirst to explore HRQoL and psychological well-being among children withSpLD and second among mothers of children with SpLD.Methods and procedures:Thirty children aged 8–14 years diagnosed as having SpLD and theirmothers completed a battery of scales to assess children’s HRQoL and psychological well-being.Mothers also completed a battery of instruments to explore their personal HRQoL and psycho-logical well-being.Results:Compared with the general population, children with SpLD reported significantly lowerlevel of psychosocial health, and mothers had a higher probability of being anxious and/or de-pressed.Conclusions and implications:This study supports previous research about impaired HRQoL,symptoms of generalized anxiety, school-related anxiety and depressed mood in children withSpLD. Moreover, it provides evidence that mothers of children with SpLD may experience stressin coping with their child’s disability and develop socio-emotional symptoms such as anxiety.Implications concern the need to implement effective supportive services among children withSpLD and their parents.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
