Pedagogy and Psychology of Sport (Feb 2019)

Assessment of the level of anxiety of caring for disabled

  • Eleonora Anna Mess,
  • Alice Rybakiewicz,
  • Agnieszka Pawelak,
  • Aleksandra Lisowska,
  • Maciej Ornat

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12775/PPS.2015.05.02.010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 165 – 182

Abstract

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Admission: Care for disabled child may present many difficulties and cause stressful situations that generate negative emotions. One of them is fear. Objective of the work: Assessment of the level of anxiety state and trait in people taking care of a disabled child. Materials and methods: The study was conducted among 100 employees center for disabled children and Wierzbice in Katy Wroclawskie. The research tool was the Inventory and the State Trait Anxiety (Iscle). Results: The level of anxiety carers of people with disabilities depends on the age of the subjects (p = 0.025), professional experience (p = 0.047), operating system (0.002) and the degree of disability of children (p = 0.004). While the intensity of the drug is not affected by gender, education and occupation. Discussion:Both the age and experience of the work associated with sophistication and getting used to disability beneficiaries. The impact may also have a stable position in the life of the elderly. The importance of the degree of disability is unmistakable, taking into account both the physical stress and emotional caregivers.

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