1.Quality of Life of Adult with Intellectual Disability
Ping JIN ; Hong PENG ; Jiacheng XU ; Cuixia SHAO ; Yaohong CHEN ; Jiaxun HOU ; Zhengang JIAO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2007;13(3):294-296
Objective To investigation the condition,expectation and support of quality of life in adult with intellectual disability.MethodsA total of 394 adult with intellectual disability,their parents and friends in Beijing were involved in the study.Their qualities of life were evaluated.ResultsAbout quality of life,the adult with intellectual disability had significant more expectation than they had gained actually;their parents and friends had significant more expectation than themselves and staff of primary rehabilitation did.ConclusionIt is necessary to provide support to improve the quality of life of adult with intellectual disability.
2.Sleep Habits among Children with Cerebral Palsy
Nina XIONG ; Jiaxun HOU ; Yuanyuan LI ; Jia LI ; Xiulan LIU ; Cuixia SHAO ; Yong LI
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2012;18(7):671-673
Objective To investigate the sleep habit of children with cerebral palsy. Methods The parents of 81 children 4~12 years old ere interviewed with Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). Results The prevalence rate of sleep disorder (the score of CSHQ≥ 9) was 51.9%, and increased with the age of the children (P=0.001). The total score, bedtime resistance, and sleep anxiety of CSHQ was igher in 4~5-year-old group than in 6~7-year-old group and 8~12-year-old group (P<0.05). Female (OR=3.222 , P=0.032), young (OR= .702, P=0.022), and accepted rehabilitation later (OR=1.029, P=0.048) children were in risk for poor sleeping. Conclusion Sleep disorders re severe among children with cerebral palsy. Early rehabilitation may improve their sleep.
3.Investigation to Family Economic Burden of Children with Autism, Physical Disability or Intellectual Disability
Nina XIONG ; Li YANG ; Yang YU ; Jiaxun HOU ; Jia LI ; Yuanyuan LI ; Hairong LIU ; Ying ZHANG ; Zhenggang JIAO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2010;16(8):785-788
Objective To evaluate family economic burden of children with autism, or with physical disability or with intellectual disability.Methods227 parents of children with autism, children with physical disability, children with intellectual disability and normal children were interviewed for their family economic burden.ResultsThe medical cost and caring cost of children with disability were significantly more than those of normal children, and the education cost, clothes cost and amusement cost of children with disability were significantly less than those of normal children. Family income was only affected by education level of parents. Families of children with disability received more economic assistance than families of normal children except families of autistic children. More children the family had, less economic assistance the family acquired. Compared with normal children, the family economic burden of children with disability were as following, children with autism (19582.4 RMB per year), children with physical disability (16410.1 RMB per year), children with intellectual disability (6391.0 RMB per year). ConclusionFamilies of children with autism, children with physical disability and children with intellectual disability had heavier economic burden than families of normal children.