Publication date: May 2017
Source:Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 64
Author(s): Kathleen R. Bogart, Erika Frandrup, Taylor Locke, Hanna Thompson, Natalie Weber, Jacqueline Yates, Nicholas Zike, Amanda R. Hemmesch Breaker
BackgroundMoebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder resulting in impaired facial and eye movement. People with rare diseases like Moebius syndrome experience stigma and a lack of specialized information. Support conferences may provide important forms of social support for people with rare disorders.AimsTo examine reasons for attending, benefits, and limitations of support conferences.Methods and procedures50 adults with Moebius syndrome and 57 parents of people with Moebius syndrome completed open-ended items in an online study.Outcomes and resultsMixed- methods content analysis revealed that companionship and informational support were most frequently mentioned as reasons for and benefits of attending. Finances were the most frequently mentioned reason for not attending. Parents were more likely than people with Moebius to describe instrumental support as a conference benefit. When describing conference limitations, parents were significantly more concerned by lack of information relevance, while people with Moebius noted more often that conference attributes were not relevant to their age.Conclusions and implicationsBeing surrounded by others who share one's condition offers a unique opportunity for destigmatizing companionship support, which normalizes, reduces isolation, and promotes solidarity. Ways to increase facilitators and decrease barriers to accessing support for rare disorders should be investigated.
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