Abstract:

The aim of this research is to examine the level of difficulty experienced by women who have children with disabilities and to determine the relationship between demographic characteristics and the level of difficulty experienced. The research was designed according to the survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods. In order to collect data in the research, “Scale for Identifying the Difficulties Experienced by Women with Disabled Children” was used. The research was carried out with 392 women with disabled children in a province located in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, using the simple random sampling method. SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the research and the findings were presented with tables. As a result of the research, women with children with disabilities experienced high levels of difficulties and in order of intensity; emotional, economic, physical and social dimensions. It has been concluded that the level and dimensions of difficulty experienced differ significantly according to some demographic characteristics such as age, education, employment status, income level, social security status, age of the disabled child and medical diagnosis.

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