Care of children with disabilities, attitudes of caregivers and surrogate mothers El cuidado de niños con discapacidad, actitudes de cuidadores y madres sustitutas

Abstract

Introduction: caring for children with disabilities in early childhood is mediated by many elements, not only by the practices and knowledge of their caregivers, but also by their attitudes. Understanding the term attitude is complex; for its analysis, the self-determination theory is considered, since motivation is fundamental in the work performed by a caregiver and determines the attitude with which circumstances are faced. Objective: understand the attitudes towards caregiving constructed by the caregivers of children with physical disabilities Materials and methods: qualitative study, based on grounded theory. Twelve surrogate mothers in charge of children under 6 years of age with motor disabilities were invited to participate through a convenience sampling, which ended with the theoretical saturation of the categories. The scope of the theoretical construction reached the theorization of attitudes towards care in this community. Results: Historically, it is women who assume the caregiving roles. The attitudes of caregivers can be classified into affective, cognitive and behavioral dimensions, which allows us to understand the nature of these attitudes. On the other hand, motivation and self-determination are those who define the reason for choosing a task such as caregiving