Quality of life in families with children with moderate intellectual disability

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the family quality of life (FQoL) among Brazilian families who have children with moderate intellectual disability (ID). Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out with 50 families who have children with moderate DI from São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected by questionnaires including sociodemographic information, Barthel and Lawton & Brody functional indexes, and the Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale. Results The domains “family interaction” (r = 0.870; p