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Quality of Life in Flemish Families with a Child with an Intellectual Disability: a Multilevel Study on Opinions of Family Members and the Impact of Family Member and Family Characteristics

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  • Lien Vanderkerken

    (KU Leuven)

  • Mieke Heyvaert

    (KU Leuven)

  • Patrick Onghena

    (KU Leuven)

  • Bea Maes

    (KU Leuven)

Abstract

This study examined family members’ opinions regarding their family quality of life (FQOL). Parents (n = 97) and youngsters (n = 24) of 63 families with a child with an intellectual disability (ID) receiving home-based support completed the Beach Center FQOL Scale. Multilevel models detected substantial variability in FQOL scores and in most subscale scores both within and between families. The observed differences were partly explained by the respondent’s age, the parents’ employment situation, and the support needs of the child with an ID. Role of the family member and gender of the parent could not explain this variability. By including and comparing multiple family members’ opinions, this study contributes to the methodological and conceptual discussions about measuring FQOL.

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  • Lien Vanderkerken & Mieke Heyvaert & Patrick Onghena & Bea Maes, 2018. "Quality of Life in Flemish Families with a Child with an Intellectual Disability: a Multilevel Study on Opinions of Family Members and the Impact of Family Member and Family Characteristics," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 13(3), pages 779-802, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:13:y:2018:i:3:d:10.1007_s11482-017-9558-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-017-9558-z
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    Cited by:

    1. Ghaleb H. Alnahdi & Arwa Alwadei & Flora Woltran & Susanne Schwab, 2022. "Measuring Family Quality of Life: Scoping Review of the Available Scales and Future Directions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-26, November.
    2. Carmen Francisco Mora & Alba Ibáñez & Anna Balcells-Balcells, 2020. "State of the Art of Family Quality of Life in Early Care and Disability: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-16, October.

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