The Health Of A Child With Disability Case Study

A caregiver is an unpaid or paid person who helps another individual with impairment with his or her activities of daily living.
The health of a primary caregiver is a key factor which can affect the health and wellbeing of the disabled child for whom they care. A primary caregiver of a child with disabilities has been defined as the person most responsible for the day to day decision making and care of that child which can be a mother or father, close relatives or professional caregivers.
According to The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), Disability refers to difficulties encountered in any or all three areas of functioning which are:
Impairments are problems in body function or alterations in body structure
Prevalence of moderate disability in males it is 5.3% and in females it is 5.2%.
In European countries, prevalence of severe disability in both males and females is 0.9%. Prevalence of moderate disability in males it is 4.4% and in females it is 4.0%.
In eastern Mediterranean countries, prevalence of severe disability in both males and females is 0.9%. Prevalence of moderate disability in males it is 5.3% and in females it is 5.2%.
In western pacific countries, prevalence of severe disability in both males and females is 0.5%. Prevalence of moderate disability in males it is 5.4% and in females it is 5.2%.
According to census 2000, in United States prevalence of physical disability in age group of 0-5 years is 8.2% and in age group of 5-16 it is 8.6%.
According to census of India 2011, prevalence of disability in India in the age group of 0-4 years is 1.14%, in the age group of 5-9 years it is 1.54% and in the age group of 10-19 it is
She manages both household work and child care according to cultural demands. This household work contains routine and compulsory maintenance tasks like cleaning, cooking, purchasing etc. with that child is dependent on mother for ADLs like feeding, dressing, bathing and mobility, this long term dependency can place strain on the caregivers. As well, the physical overloading of the mothers during repeated activities including lifting, transferring, carrying, pushing for self-care activities increases with the increased functional dependencies of disabled children. Disability in a child affects both the child’s as well as family’s lives. The main causative factor for musculoskeletal pain in caregivers is poor posture and abnormal use of biomechanics during activities like lifting the child from the floor, sitting on low chair or stoop sitting, frequent bending as well as bending in abnormal positions, and squatting and rising