Empowerment (family)

Empowerment (service system)

Empowerment (community/political)

Positive feelings towards child rearing

N

Mean

SD

p

N

Mean

SD

p

N

Mean

SD

p

N

Mean

SD

p

Facility

Outside of Tokyo

39

34.85

7.34

**

39

37.20

6.80

*

40

24.16

6.13

39

32.69

3.98

*

Tokyo

35

39.44

6.94

34

41.26

7.55

35

26.09

6.16

35

34.62

4.09

Age of disability onset

>1 year of age

63

36.82

7.49

62

38.87

7.03

64

24.84

5.81

63

33.37

3.82

≥1 year of age

9

37.11

7.62

9

39.62

9.81

9

25.89

7.06

9

35.83

4.69

Physical disability certificate

Grade 1

68

37.11

7.45

67

38.93

7.33

69

24.96

6.25

68

33.72

4.05

Grade 2

6

36.00

8.34

6

40.92

8.63

6

26.17

5.64

6

32.31

5.06

Rehabilitation handbook

Present

37

35.40

8.11

36

38.00

6.93

38

24.91

6.64

38

32.61

4.04

*

Absent

33

38.67

6.69

33

40.08

8.04

33

25.64

5.87

33

34.68

4.07

Respiratory problems

Present

35

36.85

7.35

35

39.04

6.35

35

24.76

5.78

34

34.38

4.26

Absent

32

37.53

8.15

32

40.10

8.45

33

25.79

6.58

33

32.51

3.92

Child disability classification

Severely disabled child

28

37.09

7.43

27

39.54

8.08

28

24.98

6.25

27

34.18

4.19

Other

46

36.98

7.57

46

38.83

7.04

47

25.11

6.20

47

33.27

4.09

Gastroesophageal reflux

Present

20

38.66

6.32

19

41.11

6.31

20

25.50

4.36

19

34.21

4.48

Absent

52

36.60

7.86

51

38.74

7.68

52

25.22

6.77

52

33.15

3.99

Problematic behavior and habits

Present

10

33.12

5.88

10

35.91

3.00

**

11

22.36

5.20

11

30.83

3.71

**

Absent

63

37.83

7.43

62

39.80

7.66

63

25.64

6.22

62

34.22

3.92

Seizures more than once a week

Present

36

38.07

6.94

36

40.06

6.59

36

25.03

5.47

35

33.87

4.29

Absent

37

35.92

7.98

37

38.15

8.09

38

25.09

6.93

38

33.26

4.01