Determination of Injury Risks and Safety Measures Taken by Mothers of Children With an Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to determine the injury risk behaviors and home safety measures in children with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder.

Method

The study sample included mothers of 100 children between the ages of 2 and 12 years.

Findings

There was a significant difference between the home safety measures and the children's ages, the birth order of the children, and the mother's and father's ages. There was not a significant relationship between the children's ages, diagnosis, and Injury Behavior Checklist (IBC). There is a positive correlation between the total score of the Home Safety Measures Control List and IBC.

Özet Amaç

Bu araştırmanın amacı zihinsel yetersizliği olan veya otizmi olan çocukların yaralanma riskli davranışlarını ve ebeveynlerinin ev güvenlik önlemlerini belirlemektir.

Yöntem

Araştırmanın örneklemi 2–12 yaşlar arasında 100 çocuğun annesinden oluşmaktadır.

Bulgular

Ev güvenlik önlemleri ile çocukların yaşları, çocuğun ailenin kaçıncı çocuğu olduğu ve anne ve baba yaşı arasında anlamlı ilişki saptanmıştır. Çocuğun yaşı, tanısı ve Yaralanma Riskli Davranışlar Listesi skorları arasında anlamlı ilişki saptanmamıştır. Yaralanma Riskli Davranışlar ve Ev Güvenlik Önlemleri puanları arasında pozitif yönde korelasyon bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Autism injury intellectual disability

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