TY - JOUR ID - 42470 TI - A Comparative Analysis on Quality of Life in Mothers of Autistic, Blind, and Normal-Functioning Children JO - Journal of Advanced Medical Sciences and Applied Technologies JA - JAMSAT LA - en SN - 2423-5903 AU - Kiani, Behnaz AU - Nami, Mohammad AD - Department of Counseling, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran AD - Department of Neuroscience, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 213 EP - 219 KW - Mothers KW - Quality of life KW - Autism KW - blind KW - Normal-functioning KW - children DO - 10.18869/nrip.jamsat.2.2.213 N2 - Background: Quality of life largely depends on one’s perception about different aspects life. The present investigation aimed at comparing the quality of life of mothers with autistic, blind, or normal-functioning children.  Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study was done in a population of 146 mothers of children who aged 6-15 years old, in Shiraz, within the period 2013-2014. Ninety six mothers had children who were either blind or autistic, while 50 had children with no disabilities. Participants were enrolled through multi-stage cluster sampling method.  The Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaire-100 was employed to collect data and one-way ANOVA was used to analyze results. Results: Findings demonstrated a significant difference in QoL of mothers with autistic, blind, and normal-functioning children. Mothers with normal-functioning children had higher levels of QoL than those with blind kids. In addition, the QoL of mothers with autistic children was lower than the other two groups. Conclusion: Considering the importance of quality of life in mothers’ life and subsequent family functioning, relevant programs need to be pursued to improve conflict resolution in distressed groups.  UR - https://jamsat.sums.ac.ir/article_42470.html L1 - https://jamsat.sums.ac.ir/article_42470_40dba95de9df97a0406c32b4ea181d28.pdf ER -