Authors
Doreen Asantewa Abeasi, Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi
Published in
Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID. Volume 39. Issue 4. Pages e70280.
Abstract
Caregivers of children with developmental disabilities (DD) often face unmet needs that affect caregiving. This study explored the needs of such caregivers.
A descriptive qualitative design was employed for this study. Caregivers of children with DD attending the Neurodevelopmental Clinic at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital were purposively selected. Data were collected through semi-structured, in-depth interviews until saturation was achieved with fourteen (14) participants. The interviews were conducted between October 2021 and January 2022, and data were analysed using thematic analysis.
Four themes emerged: informational and training support, financial support, psychospiritual support and social support needs. Caregivers required comprehensive information and practical skills, financial assistance to meet care demands, psychological counselling and spiritual guidance to strengthen resilience and support from family, friends and community networks to ease caregiving burdens.
Caregivers of children with DD have diverse unmet needs. Policies and programmes addressing these needs are essential to improve caregiver well-being and quality of life.
PMID:
42503477
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 27 Jul 2026.
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