Description
This scale was developed keeping in mind the condition of parents who face the most difficult situation one can deal with, the diagnosis of a child with a chronic disability. The scale will be very useful in knowing the conditions of parents or caretakers, the level of stress, reasons for their stress, like social stigma, or future of a child, impact on their health, etc. It is a self-administering scale and can be used individually as well as in a group. It contains 48 items on areas or factors relating to generalized stress, stress-related to the disorder, stress about the future of a child, professional/ financial stress, physical stress, family stress, and social stigma. It is available in English and Hindi.
