Caregivers’ care experiences of children with developmental dislocation of the hip in Tibet, China: a convergent mixed-methods study

This study is the first to use this mixed-methods design to analyze the current state of care and burden among family caregivers of children with developmental dislocation of the hip in Chinese highland region-Tibet. The combined results showed that qualitative results converged with quantitative results in terms of emotional changes, role burden, lack of disease-specific information, and social support; qualitative results complemented quantitative results in terms of caregiving capacity deficits and lack of actual care information to explain the quantitative results. The quantitative findings also emphasized the link between social support in terms of caregiving capacity and caregiving burden. These results guide future research to promote rehabilitation and improve quality of life for affected children and families.