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TITLE
CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
I. INTRODUCTION
UNDERSTANDLNG MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
TYPES OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
i) Duchenne Muscular dystrophy
ii) Becker dystrophy
iii) Limbgirdle syndrome
1) Autosomal Recessive Muscular Dystrophy of Childhood
2) Pelvifemoral type
3) Scapulo Humeral Type
4) Late Onset Autosomal Dominant Type
5) Quadriceps Myopathy
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT TRIALS
PHYSICAL THERAPY
PREVENTION
II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
STRESS FACTORS
1. Stimulus - oriented approach to stress
2. Response-oriented interpretation to stress
3. The physiological approach to stress
4. The psycho-dynamic approach to stress
5. Socially oriented approach to stress
COPING STRATEGIES
SOCIAL SUPPORT
Social Support and Physical Disablity
REHABILITATION
III. RESEARCH METHODOGY
1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
FORMULATION OF THE PROBLEM
HYPOTHESES
Prinicipal Hypothesis - I
Principal Hypothesis - II
Principal Hypothesis - III
Principal hypothesis - IV
Principal hypothesis - V
Principal Hypothesis - VI
Principal Hypothesis - VII
SAMPLLNG
DESIGN
MATERIALS FOR DATA COLLECTION
INSTRUMENT TO STUDY THE BACKGROUND DETAILS
MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGICAL QUESTIONNAIRE (MPQ)
Introduction
Neurosis
Hysteria
Neurasthania
Anxiety
Reactive depression
Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis
Some past studies of neuroticisan
Administration
Norms
Scoring
Reliability
Validity
COPING STYLES (NCS)
PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT APPRISAL (SSA)
FAMILY ENVIRONMENT SCALE (FES)
1. Cohesion
2. Expressiveness
3. Conflict
4. Independence
5. Achievement orientation
6. Intellectual cultural orientation
7. Active recreational orientation
8. Moral religious emphasis
9. Organisation
10. Control
SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING INVENTORY (SWBI)
Subjective well-being positive affect
Expectation achievement congruence
Confidence in coping
Transcendence
Family group support
Social support
Primary group concern
Inadequate mental mastery
Perceived ill health
Deficiency in social contacts
General well being negative affect
SOCIAL FUNCTIONING SCALE (SFS)
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADL)
Different Types of Scales
Check lists
Hierarchical scale
Summed Index
Berthel scale
SCALE TO ASSESS THE OPINION OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY PATIENTS REGARDING REHABILITATION (ORS)
IV. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
I. PERSONAL BACKGROUND OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY PATIENTS
1. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Religion
2. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Community
3. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Sex
4. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Age
5. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Educational Status
6. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Occupational Status
7. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Family Income
8. Number of Persons Employed in the Dystrophy patients Families
9. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Marital Status
10. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Family Type
11. Distribution of Dystrophy Patients based on Family Size
12. Incidence of Muscular Dystrophy among other Adults in the Family
II. COMPARISON OF THE PATIENTS ON THE BASIS OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLES INTERMS OF SCALES
13. Mean Differences on Religion for the Scales in the Study
14. Mean Differences on Community for the Scales in the Study
15. Mean Differences on Male and Female patients for the Scales in the Study
16. Mean Differences on Age Group for the Scales in the Study
17. Mean Differences on Eucational Status for the Scales in the Stud,
18. Mean Differences on Occupational Status for the Scales in the Study
19. Mean Differences on Family Income for the Scales in the Study
20. Mean Differences on Number of People Employed for the Scales in the Study
21. Mean Differences on Marital Status for the Scales in the Study
22. Mean Differences on Family Type for the Scales in the Study
23. Mean Differences on Occupational Status for the Scales in the Study
24. Mean Differences on the incidence of muscular dystrophy on other adults for the Scales in the Study
III. COMPARISON OF THE CRITERION GROUPS ON THE BASIS OF SCALES MEDICO-PSYCH0LOGICAL STATUS
25. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of Medico-Psy. Questionnaire (MPQ)
1.Medico-Psychological Scores of the Respondents
26. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of total Number of Coping styles (NCS)
2.Coping Styles of the Respondents
27. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of Social Support Appraisal
3.Social Support Appraisal of the Respondents
28. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of Family Environment Scale
4.Family Environment of the Respondents
29. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of Subjective Well-Being Inventory
5.Subjective Well-Being of the Respondents
30. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of Social Functioning Scale
6.Social Functioning of the Respondents
31. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of Activities of Daily Living Scale
7.Activities of Daily Living of the Respondents
32. Mean Differences between three criterion groups on dimensions of Opinion Regarding Rehabilitation Scale
8.Opinion on, Rehabilitation of the Respondents
IV. INTER-CORRELATIONS AMONG SCALE VARIABLES IN TERMS OF THE THREE CRITERION GROUPS
33. Inter Correlation Matrix on Different Factors of Duchenne Patients
34. Inter Correlation Matrix on Different Factors of Becker Patients
35. Inter Correlation Matrix on Different Factors of Limbgirdle Patients
36. Inter Con-elation Matrix on Different Factors of for all Patients
V. MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS
37. Stepwise Multiple Regression Results for Medico-Psy. Questionnaire
38. Stepwise Multiple Regression Results for number of Coping Styles
39. Stepwise Multiple Regression Results for Social Support Appraisal
40. Stepwise Multiple Regression Results for Subjective Well-Being Inventory
41. Stepwise Multiple Regression Results for Social Functioning Scale
42. Stepwise Multiple Regression Results for Activities of Daily Living
43. Stepwise Multiple Regression Results for Opinion Regarding Rehabilitation Scale
VI. RESULTS BASED ON DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS
44. Discriminant Analysis for three Criterion Groups
45. Fisher Linear Discriminant Function for three Criterion Groups
46. Discriminant Analysis - Final Classification Results
VII. RESULTS BASED ON FACTOR ANALYSIS
47. Factor Analysis results for Duchenne Patients
48. Factor Analysis results for Becker Patients
49. Factor Analysis results for Limbgirdle Patients
50. Factor Analysis results for all Patients
V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS AND AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
FINDINGS BASED ON SCALES
I. Medico-Psychological status
II. Number of coping styles
III. Social Support Appraisal
IV. Family Environment
V. Subjective Well-being
VI. Social functioning
VII. Activities of Daily Living
VIII. Opinion Regarding Rehabilitation
SUGGESTIONS
Individual Level
Family Level
Community Level
Areas for further research
VI. IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY - A MODEL FOR SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION
To the Social Work Professional
To Mental Health professionals
To General Health Professionals
To lay men
A MODEL FOR SOCIAL WORK INTERENTION
Need for Intervention
Systems Approach
Client System
Change Agent System
Target System
Resource System
Intervention Methodology
Intervention Outcomes
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: Demographic Details
APPENDIX B: Medico - Psychological Questionnaire
APPENDIX C: Coping Pattern Inventory
APPENDIX D: Perceived Social Support Appraisal
APPENDIX E: Family Environment Scale
APPENDIX F: Subjective Well-Being Inventory
APPENDIX G: Social Functioning Scale
APPENDIX H: Activities of Daily Living Scale
APPENDIX I: Opinion Regarding Rehabilitation Scale