Adaptation and Validation of Family Burden of Care Assessment Schedule for Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asd) in Nairobi Metropolitan

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAdam , Adam Hussein
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-14T10:48:09Z
dc.date.available2024-10-14T10:48:09Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.descriptionMASTER OF ARTS in Counseling Psychology
dc.description.abstractThe associative burden of care for long-term health conditions like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) demand the development of psychometric instruments for assessment. Beyond those living with ASD, studies show that family members get affected. This study validated the Family Burden of Care Assessment Schedule (FBCAS), determined the burden of care on ASD children and examined the correlation between objective, subjective demand and subjective stress burden. It sampled 460 caregivers of children living with ASD linked to Kenya Association for the Intellectually Handicapped (KAIH) in Nairobi Metropolitan region. It adopted and adapted Family Burden of Care Assessment Schedule (FBCAS) from Burden Assessment Schedule (BAS) for data collection. The questionnaire was self-administered to such caregivers. 435 questionnaires were completed and entered into Ms Excel and analysed using the IBM SPSS 21, and XL STAT Softwares. The researcher then exported data to SPSS for descriptive statistical analyses of demographic variables. The research then carried out a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to validate FBCAS and bivariate correlations to determine the relationships between the factors using XL STAT. The FBCAS scored 0,712 on the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin tests (KMO), its Cronbach’s alpha coefficient its score was 0.671, indicating acceptable levels of reliability. Its nine-factor extractions showed low levels of inconsistency between variables. The findings show that caring for a child with ASD has negative financial, physical health, social, marital and psychological outcomes for caregivers. This study reports a significant correlation between objective and subjective burden. Hence, there are interrelationships in the mechanisms by which these dichotomies affect caregivers.
dc.description.sponsorshipDaystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences
dc.identifier.citationAdam , A. H. (2015). Adaptation and Validation of Family Burden of Care Assessment Schedule for Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asd) in Nairobi Metropolitan. Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5434
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDaystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disorders
dc.subjectNairobi Metropolitan
dc.subjectNairobi Metropolitan
dc.titleAdaptation and Validation of Family Burden of Care Assessment Schedule for Autism Spectrum Disorders (Asd) in Nairobi Metropolitan
dc.typeThesis

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Adaptation and Validation of Family Burden of Care.pdf
Size:
349.93 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

School of Applied Human Sciences