Effect of Consulting Package of Time on Increasing Leisure Time and Satisfaction of Time Management in Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy

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Authors

1 Student Research Committee, MSc in Occupational Therapy. School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD Student of Exceptional Child Psychology, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

3 PhD, Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 MSc of Occupational Therapy & Medical Education,School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Professor, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim:  The information about individual time management is a good indicator of each person's quality of life. Given the high prevalence of cerebral palsy and the dependency of these children to their mothers due to their special needs, in the present study, we investigated the effects of time management consultation on satisfaction of time management and leisure time in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.
Materials and Methods: In the current investigation, we chose participants from among the mothers of children who were admitted to Kimia Teb Clinique located in Varamin city. A total of 36 mothers were chosen and divided into two intervention and control groups. In the first session, both groups completed mothers time use questionnaire. The intervention group received four consulting sessions in a month. At the end of the month, both groups completed the questionnaire once again. The data of interest was statistically analyzed running ANCOVA and Wilcoxon tests in SPSS, version 18.
Results: The present study showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in increasing leisure time variable before and after the intervention (p <0.05). Also, there was a significant difference between the two groups satisfaction of time use management variable before and after the intervention (p <0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results, it was found that using consulting package of time has been effective in increasing the leisure time and increased the satisfaction of time use management in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 4
January and February 2019
Pages 107-115

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  • Receive Date: 15 August 2017
  • Revise Date: 29 September 2017
  • Accept Date: 17 December 2017
  • First Publish Date: 22 December 2018

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