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Psychosocial Impacts On Parents Of Mentally Challenged Children At Mangaluru, Sooraj Kookal Mr

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Abstract

Introduction: Intellectually disabled children upset the mental, physical, social, and financial outlooks of the family in terms of their rearing and future. The support systems surrounding the parents of mentally retarded children play a vital role to lessen the burden associated with their special child. This study brings up some light on the psycho-social impacts on parents of Mentally challenged children who were attending special schools at Mangaluru. Objective: The main objective of the study was to assess the psychosocial impacts on parents of mentally challenged children. Further, to find the association between the psychosocial impact on …

Experiences Of Mothers Of Preterm Neonates Following Discharge From Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Nicu) - A Qualitative Content Analysis, Monica Rita Hendricks Ms, Brian S. Carter, Suman Rao P N Dr

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Preterm birth brings with it stress that requires separation from their parents, acute care, prolonged hospitalization, rigorous medical interventions with more technological contact. A preterm neonate in the neonatal intensive care unit, not only places the parents in emotional turmoil, but it also makes them experience physical, social, financial and spiritual stress. This study retrospectively explored the experiences of parents of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) graduates (neonates who are discharged from NICU) in dealing with preterm neonates and identified their coping mechanisms. Methodology: Data was collected through a telephonic interview from six mothers of preterm infants discharged from the …

Parents’ Attitude Regarding Freedom Of Adolescents, Kiranpreet Kaur Ms, Balwinder Kaur Ms, Rupinder Kaur Ms

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction: Adolescence is the stage in which the rapid changes take place. The individual’s holistic development (physical, mental, social, moral and spiritual) takes place and they undergo revolutionary changes also, such changes during adolescence are more rapid than during infancy and childhood. As these changes take place, human personality develops into different and supplementary dimensions. As many of the parents unlike to lack their control over them therefore, they fail to assess these changes and generally show indifference, which will create lot of difficulties for their adolescence. Objective: The main objective of the study is to assess the attitude regarding …