115 lines
3.6 KiB
YAML
115 lines
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YAML
abstract: 'Background
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Families of children with disabilities experience extra financial
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strains, and mothers are frequently unable to participate in paid work
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because of caregiving obligations.
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Methods
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A mailed survey and follow-up phone calls were used to gather data about
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mother''s health, workforce participation and barriers to inclusion in
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the workplace (n = 152). Verbatim reports of issues that hindered
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workforce participation were analysed qualitatively to derive themes.
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Maternal health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was measured using the
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Short Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-36v2). Norm-based conversions
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were used to compare HRQoL between working and non-working mothers and
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to compare to population norms.
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Results
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Eighty-two per cent of mothers in the sample wanted and needed to work
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for pay but indicated over 300 issues that prevent their work
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participation. Data analysis revealed 26 common issues which prevent
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work participation. These issues fit into three main categories:
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mother-related reasons (28\%), child-related reasons (29\%) and service
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limitations (43\%). Mothers who worked (n = 83) reported significantly
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better HRQoL than mothers who did not work (n = 69) on five of the eight
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SF-36v2 dimensions and overall mental health.
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Conclusions
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Compared to other working Australians, mothers in this study had higher
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education yet reported poorer health, lower family income and lower
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workforce participation. Respondents reported that service system
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limitations were the main barriers to participation in the paid
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workforce. Investigation of service changes such as increased respite
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care, availability of outside hours school care, improved professional
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competency and family-centred services is recommended in order to
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improve maternal participation in paid work.'
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affiliation: 'Bourke-Taylor, H (Corresponding Author), Monash Univ, Sch Primary Hlth
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Care, Dept Occupat Therapy, Fac Med Nursing \& Hlth Sci, Peninsula Campus,POB 527,
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Frankston, Vic 3199, Australia.
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Bourke-Taylor, H., Monash Univ, Sch Primary Hlth Care, Dept Occupat Therapy, Fac
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Med Nursing \& Hlth Sci, Frankston, Vic 3199, Australia.
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Howie, L., La Trobe Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Sch Occupat Therapy, Bundoora, Vic, Australia.
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Law, M., McMaster Univ, Sch Rehabil Sci, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Law, M., McMaster Univ, CanChild Ctr Childhood Disabil Res, Hamilton, ON, Canada.'
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author: Bourke-Taylor, H. and Howie, L. and Law, M.
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author-email: helen.bourke-taylor@monash.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Bourke-Taylor
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given: H.
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- family: Howie
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given: L.
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- family: Law
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given: M.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01407.x
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eissn: 1365-2788
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files: []
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issn: 0964-2633
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journal: JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH
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keywords: 'disability; family QoL; maternal well-being; health-related QoL; paid
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work'
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keywords-plus: 'QUALITY-OF-LIFE; SCHOOL-AGE-CHILDREN; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES;
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DEVELOPMENTAL-DISABILITY; BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS; CEREBRAL-PALSY;
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MENTAL-HEALTH; MIXED METHODS; PRIMARY-CARE; MOTHERS'
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language: English
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month: MAY
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number: '5'
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number-of-cited-references: '49'
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pages: 511-520
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papis_id: 4c0a2058d7ebe42b567dbd0ed23641b5
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ref: Bourketaylor2011barriersmaternal
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times-cited: '44'
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title: Barriers to maternal workforce participation and relationship between paid
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work and health
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000288705000006
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '14'
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volume: '55'
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web-of-science-categories: 'Education, Special; Genetics \& Heredity; Clinical Neurology;
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Psychiatry; Rehabilitation'
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year: '2011'
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