Perceptions of Family Quality of Life of Families with Children with Disabilities

The life standards of families of children with disabilities (CwD) indicate that family quality of life (FQOL) and the legal rights of these individuals are improving. This study aims to examine FQOL perceptions of families of CwD who were attending in schools in inclusive settings. This study is designed as a survey research and 195 parents participated. The socio-demographic data was collected in 2019 by using the Family Demographic Information Form and the data about FQOL perceptions were collected with the Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale. The data were analyzed by using t-test and ANOVA tests. According to the research, FQOL of families and sub-domain scores of the participants ((X) over bar =99.656) is above the average. The highest perception is "parenting ((X) over bar =25.348)", the lowest is "emotional well-being ((X) over bar =14.882)". FQOL perceptions of participants and sub-domains differ significantly according to some variables such as educational level and working hours of mothers. Findings indicated that it is very important to examine the variables that affect FQOL to be taken into account in planning special education services.