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RMJ. 2025; 50(1): 163-166


Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan

Nazia Firdous, Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain.


Abstract
Objective: To determine the level of caregiver burden among parents of children with hearing loss and intellectual disability and the correlation between type of disability and caregiver burden.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study with non-probability consecutive sampling included 300 parents of children with hearing loss and intellectual disability, of both genders, aged 1-16 years. Study sample was collected from medical and special education setups in Punjab, from May 2017 to December 2017. We used basic demographic sheet and Caregiver Burden Inventory. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 21.
Results: Mean caregiver burden score was 54.06±12.078 with a significant correlation between disability and caregiver burden (p<0.01). The majority (61.3%) of parents of the hearing impaired had a moderate level of caregiver burden with a mean score of 46.55±9.083. In parents of children with intellectual disability, 82% had severe level of caregiver burden with a mean score of 61.49± 9.878.
Conclusion: A significantly high level of Caregiver burden was present in parents of both hearing impaired and intellectually challenged children (ICC) with a significant relationship between the type of disability and caregiver burden with parents of ICC suffering more caregiver burden.

Key words: Caregiver burden, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, parents.


 
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Firdous N, Mumtaz N, Saqulain G. Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan. RMJ. 2025; 50(1): 163-166.

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Firdous N, Mumtaz N, Saqulain G. Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan. RMJ. 2025; 50(1): 163-166.


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Firdous N, Mumtaz N, Saqulain G. Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan. RMJ. (2025), [cited March 12, 2025]; 50(1): 163-166.


Harvard Style

Firdous, N., Mumtaz, . N. & Saqulain, . G. (2025) Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan. RMJ, 50 (1), 163-166.


Turabian Style

Firdous, Nazia, Nazia Mumtaz, and Ghulam Saqulain. 2025. Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 50 (1), 163-166.


Chicago Style

Firdous, Nazia, Nazia Mumtaz, and Ghulam Saqulain. "Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 50 (2025), 163-166.


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Firdous, Nazia, Nazia Mumtaz, and Ghulam Saqulain. "Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan." Rawal Medical Journal 50.1 (2025), 163-166. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Firdous, N., Mumtaz, . N. & Saqulain, . G. (2025) Caregivers burden in parents of children with hearing impairment and intellectual disability; A cross sectional study from Punjab, Pakistan. Rawal Medical Journal, 50 (1), 163-166.


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