Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor

Caregivers may experience the need for information, social support, a range of services and financial support in caring for children with disabilities. However, some of these needs are unmet. This study aims to determine the perceived unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the...

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Main Authors:	Sidek, Suriati, Syed Yahya, Sharifah Zainiyah, Lye, Munn Sann, Othman, Norlijah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC) 2011
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling	iium-516882017-07-17T07:05:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51688/ Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor Sidek, Suriati Syed Yahya, Sharifah Zainiyah Lye, Munn Sann Othman, Norlijah RA Public aspects of medicine Caregivers may experience the need for information, social support, a range of services and financial support in caring for children with disabilities. However, some of these needs are unmet. This study aims to determine the perceived unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the Community-based Rehabilitation centre (CBR). A cross-sectional study was carried out among a total of 337 caregivers, who were recruited from 12 CBR centres in Selangor. The unmet needs were assessed using Family Needs Survey (FNS) questionnaire, which included six subscales of needs such as need for information, social support, community services, explaining to others, financial support and family functioning. Caregivers identified the need for information that the child might receive in the future as their greatest need (94.4%) and the least was the need for getting more counseling or help in getting a job (16.3%). The mean score for the overall unmet needs was 18.67 (SD=7.623). Out of six subscales of FNS, the need for information had the highest rating which was 98.3%, followed by need for social support (93.4%), need for community services (84.0%), need for financial support (79.9%), need for family functioning (61.8%) and need for explaining to others (46.2%). The unmet needs varied within the subscales. Therefore, more effective intervention programs are needed in community-based rehabilitation centres to match or reduce those varied unmet needs in order to allow caregivers to provide better care for their children with disabilities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC) 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51688/5/51688.pdf Sidek, Suriati and Syed Yahya, Sharifah Zainiyah and Lye, Munn Sann and Othman, Norlijah (2011) Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 11 (2). pp. 32-40. ISSN 1675-0306 http://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/journals/Volume%2011:2/181-ASSESSING%20THE%20UNMET%20NEEDS%20AMONG%20CAREGIVERS.pdf
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spellingShingle	RA Public aspects of medicine Sidek, Suriati Syed Yahya, Sharifah Zainiyah Lye, Munn Sann Othman, Norlijah Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor
description	Caregivers may experience the need for information, social support, a range of services and financial support in caring for children with disabilities. However, some of these needs are unmet. This study aims to determine the perceived unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the Community-based Rehabilitation centre (CBR). A cross-sectional study was carried out among a total of 337 caregivers, who were recruited from 12 CBR centres in Selangor. The unmet needs were assessed using Family Needs Survey (FNS) questionnaire, which included six subscales of needs such as need for information, social support, community services, explaining to others, financial support and family functioning. Caregivers identified the need for information that the child might receive in the future as their greatest need (94.4%) and the least was the need for getting more counseling or help in getting a job (16.3%). The mean score for the overall unmet needs was 18.67 (SD=7.623). Out of six subscales of FNS, the need for information had the highest rating which was 98.3%, followed by need for social support (93.4%), need for community services (84.0%), need for financial support (79.9%), need for family functioning (61.8%) and need for explaining to others (46.2%). The unmet needs varied within the subscales. Therefore, more effective intervention programs are needed in community-based rehabilitation centres to match or reduce those varied unmet needs in order to allow caregivers to provide better care for their children with disabilities.
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author	Sidek, Suriati Syed Yahya, Sharifah Zainiyah Lye, Munn Sann Othman, Norlijah
author_facet	Sidek, Suriati Syed Yahya, Sharifah Zainiyah Lye, Munn Sann Othman, Norlijah
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title	Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_short	Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_full	Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_fullStr	Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor
title_sort	assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in selangor
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center (UKMMC)
publishDate	2011
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Assessing the unmet needs among caregivers of children with disabilities at the community-based rehabilitation centres in Selangor

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