Effectiveness of Relaxation Training On Quality of Life among Mothers of Mentally Disabled Children

Abstract

The birth of a child with an intellectual disability can have a profound impact on a family, so Compared to parents of typical children, parents of special needs children are more likely to have an effect on their mental health.. Parents of children with disabilities often report physical and mental stress when caring for their children, which affects their quality of life (QOL). Researchers show parents of children with intellectual disabilities are generally at risk of poor quality of life. Keeping this in view the investigator aimed to assess the effectiveness of relaxation training on Quality of life among mothers of mentally disabled children. On the basis of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 250 mothers were chosen. For this investigation, a true experimental design was used. Mothers who attended Vidhya Sudha Special School comprised the population, and 125 mothers from each group were chosen based on purposeful sampling.. There is a statistically significant mean difference in QOL-Physical Health scores at posttest 1 (p<0 1) and post-test 2 (p<0.001) and post-test 3 .001), in QOL-Psychological health at posttest 3(p<0.001), QOL-Social relationship at posttest 2 (p<0.001) and post-test 3 (p<0.001) and in QOL-Environmental posttest 3 (p<0.04) between study group and control group. Progressive relaxation is an effective intervention on in improving quality of life among mothers with mentally disabled children.