A questionnaire was administerd to 82 caregivers of disabled childrens attending inclusion daycare centers(IDC) and disabled children only centers(DOC) to study if there were any differences between two groups in terms of caregivers' caregiving burden...
A questionnaire was administerd to 82 caregivers of disabled childrens attending inclusion daycare centers(IDC) and disabled children only centers(DOC) to study if there were any differences between two groups in terms of caregivers' caregiving burdens and their social supports.
Caregivers of DOC have scored higer than those of IOC in all sub categories of caregiving burdens except physical burden and the former appeals higher level of emotional support needs and infomational support needs than the latter. There are positive correlations(person's r=.7~.8) between careging burdens of sub catogories and emotinoal, material, informational, and over-all social supports except instrumental support(r=.3~.4). It is also found that the levels of sub catogories of careging burdens are inlfluenced by the kinds of social supports the caregivers perceive.
It is discussed that various social welare services(i.e. Respite-care service) shoud be provided in order to recuce the caregiving burdens and that inclusion daycare policy need to be more emphasized in order for the disabled childrens' wholistic development and social integration.