Abstract:

This research presents a systematic review of studies conducted on the perceptions of family quality of life of families of children with intellectual disabilities. The study adopted a descriptive qualitative systematic compilation design. Data consisted of articles that were published between January 2015 and February 2021 and available on the national database of Turkey (DergiPark) and international databases (EBSCOHost, Elsevier Science Direct, ERIC and Google academic) and that fit the criteria of the current study. Induction analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings were distributed according to the years, goals, methods, data collection tools, results, and recommendations. It was believed that this systematic review research will provide a significant impact on the perceptions of the families of their quality of life on the education and psychological support that will be provided to families of children with intellectual disabilities.

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