{
  "abstract": "Background: Raising a child with a disability can affect multiple dimensions of caregiver quality of life (QoL), but caregiver experiences vary according to child, family, and service characteristics. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess QoL in a Saudi Arabian sample of parents and caregivers of children with disabilities using the Arabic Multicultural Quality of Life Index (MQLI-Ar) and to examine factors associated with total MQLI score. Methods: In this exploratory cross-sectional study, 336 adult parents/caregivers were recruited through specialized disability centers and associated parent networks using non-probability convenience sampling. QoL was measured with the 10-item MQLI-Ar. Bivariate associations were examined using t-tests/ANOVA, and adjusted associations were evaluated using multivariable linear regression. For the multivariable model, disability status was represented by mutually exclusive diagnostic profiles. Results: Among 336 participants, 75.9% were mothers and 60.1% resided in the Makkah region. The mean total MQLI score was 7.08 (SD = 2.28). The primary model was significant (F(15,320) = 2.89, p < 0.001, R² = 0.119) (adjusted R² = 0.078), and diagnostic profile was associated with MQLI score overall (p = 0.004). Relative to the autism-only group, higher adjusted scores were observed for learning difficulties only (B = 1.22, p = 0.009) and other disability only (B = 0.78, p = 0.030); the remaining diagnostic-profile contrasts were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Overall QoL was moderate to high in this caregiver sample, but QoL differed across diagnostic profiles. These exploratory cross-sectional findings should be interpreted cautiously given the non-probability sample, geographic concentration, modest model explanatory power, and unmeasured clinical and caregiving factors.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Special Education, College of Education, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.",
    "Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia."
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  "article_type": "research article",
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  "author_total": 3,
  "authors": [
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      "name": "Abdullah Ahmed Alghamdi",
      "orcid": "0009-0006-4181-5697"
    },
    {
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      ],
      "name": "Majed Ahmed Algarni",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-4192-1653"
    },
    {
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        1
      ],
      "name": "Mohammad S Alzahrani",
      "orcid": "0000-0001-9028-9415"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/aek22mj59y2c4.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.3390/healthcare14203525",
  "fulltext_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13704408",
  "id": "aek22mj59y2c4",
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    "2227-9032"
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  "landing_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42940570",
  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY",
  "licence_label": "CC BY",
  "licence_source": "article",
  "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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  "native_subjects": [
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      "3203|Family and Disability Support Research"
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13704408?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13704408",
  "pmid": "42940570",
  "published": "2026-10-20",
  "publisher": null,
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/aek22mj59y2c4.ris",
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "medicine",
      "origin": "openalex:3203|Family and Disability Support Research",
      "subfield": "psychiatry"
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  "title": "Quality of Life in a Saudi Arabian Sample of Parents and Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.",
  "title_text": "Quality of Life in a Saudi Arabian Sample of Parents and Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:22:12Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/aek22mj59y2c4",
  "venue": "Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)",
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