2024-02-132024-02-132013-09-29Özyazıcıoğlu, N. ve Buran, G. (2013). "Social support and anxiety levels of parents with disabled children". Rehabilitation Nursing, 39(5), 225-231.0278-48072048-7940https://doi.org/10.1002/rnj.137https://journals.lww.com/rehabnursingjournal/fulltext/2014/09000/social_support_and_anxiety_levels_of_parents_with.3.aspxhttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/39637Purpose: This is a descriptive study carried out to determine the state-trait anxiety and social support perceptions of parents with disabled children. Design/Methods: This study has been carried out on 75 parents whose children attended the Private Rehabilitation Center. The data included the personal information form composed by the investigators, the state-trait anxiety inventory, and the multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support. Findings: The disabilities of the children were mental in 26.7%, physical in 25.3%, and physical/mental in 12%. As the degree of disability increased and the income levels decreased, the trait anxiety scores of the parents increased. There was a significant negative correlation between parental age and social support. Among the parents, 37.3% experienced problems with their spouses after having a child with a disability. Conclusions: The development and implementation of alternative support systems for of parents with disabled children would be beneficial.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessNursingRehabilitationAnxietySocial supportDisabilityPediatricsFamily caregivingParentsAdultAnxietyChildDisabled childrenFemaleHumansMaleParent-child relationsRehabilitation nursingSocial supportArticle0003421527000032-s2.0-8490795343222523139524443304NursingRehabilitationAutism; Children with Developmental Disabilities; CaregiversAdultAnxietyArticleChildChild parent relationDisabilityFamily caregivingFemaleHandicapped childHumanMaleMethodologyNursingParentPediatricsPsychological aspectRehabilitation nursingSocial support