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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop the health education program and to test the effects on resilience of mothers. The research design was nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. The contents of health education program was based on the results discussion of the expert group meeting and review of previous studies. The program consisted of two parts, physical health and psychosocial health, which were measured during four weeks. Data were collected through pre, post, and follow-up. Data were analyzed by repeated measure ANOVA. The results of the test showed that the program helped mothers improve the resilience and reduce the parenting burden significantly. Through these findings, it was founded that various health education programs for mothers of children with developmental disability should be developed and implemented.