Testing the Efcacy of Family Health‑Model of REBT on Family Values and Quality of Family Life Among Parents of Children with Visual Impairment
- Title
- Testing the Efcacy of Family Health‑Model of REBT on Family Values and Quality of Family Life Among Parents of Children with Visual Impairment
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Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Chinedu Ifedi Okeke, Ngozi H. Chinweuba,
Sebastian Okechukwu Onah and Glory M. Nwakpadolu See all items with this value - Date
- 2021 See all items with this value
- Description
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The high rate of negative thinking in family circles due to the presence of children with visual impairment has grossly afects the quality of family life. In the case of Nigeria, low quality of family life is prevalent among parents of children with visual loss. This study attempts to validate the efcacy of a rational emotional family health therapy in addressing family values and quality of life among parents of children with visual impairment in Enugu state Nigeria. A group randomized controlled design, participants comprised 132 parents whose children were living with visual impairment in Enugu state, Nigeria. The participants in REFHP-group were exposed to a 12-session treatment programme whereas their counterparts in the waitlisted
control group did not receive this intervention. Two measures-Family Quality of Life Scale and Family Value Scale were utilized in assessing the participants at three time points. Data analyses were completed using repeated measures ANOVA. Findings revealed that rational emotive family health therapy had a signifcantly positive efect on increasing family values and quality of family life among the study
participants of the treatment group. This study contributes to the scholarship on the efcacy of rational emotive family health therapy in improving family values and quality of family life among parents of children with visual impairment. - Publisher
- Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy See all items with this value
- Keywords
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Rational emotive family health therapy · Family values · Quality of
family life · Parents · School children · Visual impairment · Nigeria See all items with this value - pages
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