Impact of Children with Disability on Caregivers: A Cross-sectional Study in Rural Area of Jammu, UT of Jammu and Kashmir, India

• Main Authors: Preeti Kumari (Author), Rajiv Kumar Gupta (Author), Shabnum Rivees (Author), Bhavna Langer (Author), Mehak Taban Mir (Author), Rashmi Kumari (Author), Zahid Ul Hassan (Author), Sakshi Manhas (Author), Sumaira (Author), Imran Zaffer (Author), Tasleem Arif (Author), Ritika Chalotra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Children who are born with disability, more so intellectual disability are dependant on their parents for their daily needs. The presence of disabled child in the family adds to the caregiver burden which may read to emotional distress manifesting as anger, depression, stigma, etc. The...