Abstract of A. Al-Krenawi lecture



THE IMPACT OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ON CAREGIVER
BURDEN, FAMILY FUNCTIONING, MARITAL QUALITY, AND
SENSE OF COHERENCE

A. Al-Krenawi
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

This presentation is the first to consider the impact of intellectual
disability on Bedouin-Arab families' caregiver burden, family
functioning, marital quality, and sense of coherence. A random sample
of 300 Bedouin-Arab parents with one or more intellectually disabled
children, and a control group (n = 100) completed the McMaster
Family Assessment Device (FAD), the ENRICH marital quality
questionnaire, Robinson's Caregiver Strain Index, the Sense of
Coherence (SOC) questionnaire, and a basic demographic
questionnaire. Findings revealed that families with intellectually
disabled children reported more problematic family functioning, less
marital satisfaction, more caregiver burden, and lower sense of
coherence. Differences were found related to parental age, marital
status, and education level, and the number of intellectually disabled
children in the family. These findings have implications for familycentered
care, for the educational, health, and social services that
support familial structures, and in public education and community
programs.



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