A scoping review of the literature on grandparents of children with disabilities.

CONCLUSION: Grandparents of children with disabilities are a heterogeneous population that experiences unique challenges in their grandparenting role. Future studies on this topic should be oriented toward high-quality, experimental study designs that take into consideration cultural, religious and demographic factors. Grandparents' involvement in healthcare should be encouraged. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION Grandparents of children with developmental disabilities who are not primary caregivers to their grandchild(ren) are significant family members in many families. They face unique challenges in adapting to their grandchild's disability and interacting with professionals regarding their grandchild's disability and functioning. Although there is considerable heterogeneity within this population, most grandparents share the experiences of gradual emotional adjustment to their grandchild's disability, active family involvement, positive perceptions of their family and grandchild's disability and lack of services for them. There are no identified interventions in the research literature that aimed to support grandparents of children with disabilities. PMID: 33478262 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research