Document Type

Capstone

Abstract

Parenting is a difficult occupation for anyone, but parenting with a physical disability presents additional challenges. Despite there being a similar rate of pregnancy for women with disabilities as non-disabled mothers, there is limited information available for parenting with a physical disability. The author theorized that by providing the needed educational resources on adaptive parenting, including the use of activity and environmental modifications and assistive technology, to parents with physical disabilities, knowledge of adaptive parenting would increase. This capstone incorporates a thorough literature review and is guided by the Model of Human Occupation and Human Activity Assistive Technology Model to provide education on parenting with a physical disability. Evidence-based methods along with the author's personal navigation of parenting with a congenital limb deficiency served to create an educational presentation for parents with physical disabilities on adaptive parenting~ focusing on activity modifications, environmental modifications. and assistive technology. A mixed methods study with 10 participants with physical disabilities was implemented, and a Likert scale was utilized to measure agreement rating to identify outcomes of the educational presentation. Growth was shown in all statements as evidenced by a post-survey increase, exhibiting increased knowledge and effectiveness of the capstone project. The study highlighted the need for adaptive parenting resources and education, for not only patients, but also providers, and provided education on adaptations for the child-rearing tasks identified most difficult by parents with physical disabilities: Bathing, night-care, carrying the baby, and additional parenting tasks.

Publication Date

4-24-2024

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