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The Effect of a Psycho Educational Program for Mothers of Educable Mentally Retarded Children: Based on Roy‘s Adaptation Theory

Table 3: Frequency and Percentages of total Adaptation levels according to some child‘s characteristics

Desirable Relative desirable Undesirable F(df)
n(%) n(%) n(%) P-value
Grade of child’s birth
1st 1 (2.5) 14 (35) 0 (0) 9.23 (4)
2nd 0 (0) 11 (27.5) 0 (0) 0.05
Others 0.05 10 (25) 4 (10)
Age
5-10 0 (0) 18 (45) 0 (0) 5.9 (4)
10-15 1 (2.5) 13 (32.5) 2 (5) 0.19
15-20 0 (0) 4 (10) 2 (5)
Sex
Female 0 (0) 17 (42.5) 2 (5) 2.96 (2)
Male 1 (2.5) 18 (45) 2 (5) 0.27
Severity of mentally retardation
Mild 0 (0) 19 (47.5) 1 (2.5) 0.82 (2)
Moderate 1 (2.5) 16 (40) 3 (7.5) 0.66
Cause
Genetic 0 (0) 8 (20) 0 (0) 10.29 (10)
Damage in Prenatal 0 (0) 6 (15) 1 (2.5) 0.37
Damage in Delivery 0 (0) 2 (5) 1 (2.5)
Damage after birth 1 (2.5) 6 (15) 0 (0)
Others 0 (0) 1 (2.5) 0 (0)
Don‘t Know 0 (0) 12 (30) 2 (5)
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