Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life of Children with and without Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Isabelle Gansella Rocha Da CostaBeatriz Helena BrugnaroCamila Resende Gâmbaro LimaOlaf Kraus de CamargoLais FumincelliSílvia Leticia PavãoNelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira RochaPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite both groups presenting similar PSS, there are important differences in QoL between them. For both groups, greater levels of perceived social support are associated with greater caregiver-reported in some domains of the child's and caregiver's QoL. These associations are more numerous, especially for the families of children with DD. This study provides a unique view into the relationships between perceived social support and QoL during the "natural experiment" of living through a pandemic.