Parental Stress and Social Support Among Parents of Children with Physical Disabilities in Nepal
Description
This dataset consists of comprehensive information on parental stress and social support among parents of children with physical disabilities in Nepal. The details on sociodemographic characteristics, disability-related characteristics, levels of parental stress and social support among participants were included in this dataset. Data were collected by conducting face-to-face interviews using a questionnaire that included the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) and the Nepali version of the Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support (MSPSS-N). The participants were selected conveniently, who were presented at the Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children (HRDC) situated in Banepa Nepal. It is the only orthopaedic hospital specially established for the treatment and rehabilitation of children with physical disabilities. PSS consisted of 18 items, 10 measuring negative parenting experiences, and 8 measuring positive experiences. The responses in each were rated on the 5-pont Likert scale, and the total scores obtained were categorized as mild (18-41), moderate (42-65), and severe (66-90). While, MSPSS-N has 12 items, measuring the perceived support from three sources; including family, friends, and significant others. Responses were rated on a 7-point Likert scale and the overall score was categorized as 1 to 2.9: Low support, 3 to 5: Moderate support, and 5.1 to 7: High support. Parent and child-related characteristics were collected in continuous and nominal types of data. The descriptive statistics of the collected data were presented as frequencies, means and standard deviations and presented in tables. These variables were revised and re-categorized for the multinomial regression analysis to avoid model errors. The multinomial regression analyses were performed to identify the predictors of both parental stress and social support among the study population. The relationship between parental stress and social support was assessed using correlation analysis. In the analysis, we found that 69.64% of parents reported parenting stress at moderate levels, and 10.36% had severe parental stress. However, the maximum parents 71.43% reported having high social support, yet 9.64% reported having low social support. The whole dataset and its analysis were summarized in a report format, including an introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. The final report was prepared to share with the authorities serving children with physical disabilities, and for the publication in journals.