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Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
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Health-Related Quality of Life of Parents of Children With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders

Gloria K. Lee

University at Buffalo, State University of New York, glee4{at}buffalo.edu

Christopher Lopata

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Martin A. Volker

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Marcus L. Thomeer

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Robert E. Nida

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Jennifer A. Toomey

Summit Educational Resources, Getzville, NY

Sabrina Y. Chow

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Audrey M. Smerbeck

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

The physical and mental health-related quality of life (QOL) of 89 parents of children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASDs) was compared to the health-related QOL of 46 parents of children without disabilities. Parents completed a packet of surveys measuring demographics, parenting stress, coping, resources, and QOL. Results of t tests showed significant differences between the two groups for all variables. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that for parents of children with HFASDs, demographics and psychosocial variables accounted for a significant amount of variance for physical health-related QOL, with income, number of children, and stress being significant variables. Demographics and psychosocial variables also accounted for a significant amount of variance for parents’ mental health-related QOL, with income and stress being significant variables.

Key Words: health-related quality of life • parents • children with autism spectrum disorders

This version was published on December 1, 2009

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, Vol. 24, No. 4, 227-239 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1088357609347371
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