The relationship between the clinical features of children with cerebral palsy and the moods of their parents

Abstract

Purpose:  The aim of this study was to compare the depression and anxiety levels between mothers and fathers of children with ceebral palsy (CP) and to explore the association between the clinical features of children with CP and the moods of their parents.

Materials and methods: A total of 95 children with CP and their parents were included in this cross sectional study. The type of CP was identified and their functional levels were assessed with the Gross Motor Functional Classification System and the Bimanual Fine Motor Function. The depression and anxiety levels of parents was evaluated with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Results: The mothers of children with CP had significantly higher anxiety levels compared to the fathers of children with CP whereas there were no statistically significant difference between depression levels of mothers and fathers. Mother’s anxiety and depression levels showed positive correlation with functional status of children with CP and father’s depression level, furthermore a positive correlation between mother’s anxiety level and father’s anxiety was demonstrated. Moreover, father’s depression and anxiety level exhibited a poor positive correlation with functional status of children with CP.

Conclusion: Our findings indicate that mothers of children with CP had significantly higher anxious mood compared to the fathers of them and identifying which factors are associated with moods of each parents of children with CP, may provide benefit in order to determine the active support for family.

Keywords

• cerebral palsy,depression,anxiety

Serebral palsili çocukların klinik özellikleri ile ebeveynlerinin duygudurumları arasındaki ilişki

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, serebral palsili (SP) çocukların anneleri ve babaları arasındaki depresyon ve anksiyete düzeylerini karşılaştırmak ve SP'li çocukların klinik özellikleri ile ebeveynlerinin duygudurumları arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktı.

Gereç ve yöntem: Bu kesitsel çalışmaya, toplamda 95 SP'li çocuk ve onların ebeveynleri dahil edildi. SP’nin tipi tanımlandı ve SP’lilerin fonksiyonel seviyeleri Kaba Motor Fonksiyon Sınıflama Sistemi ve Bimanual Fine Motor Fonksiyon ile değerlendirildi. Ebeveynlerin depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyleri ise Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği ile değerlendirildi.

Bulgular: SP'li çocukların anneleri ve babalarının depresyon düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmazken, SP'li çocukların annelerinin anksiyete düzeyleri babalarına göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Annelerin anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerinin SP'li çocukların fonksiyonel durumu ve babaların depresyon düzeyi ile pozitif korelasyon gösterdiği, ayrıca annelerin anksiyete düzeyi ile babaların anksiyete düzeyleri arasında pozitif bir ilişki olduğu gösterilmiştir. Diğer taraftan, babaların depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyi, SP'li çocukların fonksiyonel durumları ile zayıf pozitif korelasyon göstermiştir.

Sonuç: Elde ettiğimiz bulgular, SP'li çocukların annelerinin babalarına göre anlamlı olarak daha fazla anksiyeteye sahip olduğunu gösterir ve SP'li çocukların ebeveynlerinin duygudurumları ile hangi faktörlerin ilişkili olduğunu tanımlamak, aile için aktif desteği belirlemede fayda sağlayabilir. 

Keywords

• Serebral palsi,depresyon,anksiyete

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