Impact of having a disabled child on mothers’ anxiety, depression and quality of life levels

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the financial burdens, familial and social life, personal strain due to psychological burdens and stress coping behaviors on the anxiety, depression and quality of life of mothers with a disabled child. Materials and Methods: Mothers (33.32±6.31 years) of 50 disabled children (7.66±3.96 years) included in the study and were evaluated with Impact on Family Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Nottingham Health Profile. Results: A moderately correlation was found between the depression and anxiety levels of the mothers and all parameters except the coping (p<0.05). A high degree correlation was found between quality of life of mothers and financial burden and familial and social impact, and a moderately positive correlation with personal strain and coping (p<0.05). Also correlations were found between the sleep and all parameters of IFS (p<0.05). IFS affects the anxiety and depression levels of the mothers (p<0.05). Quality of life of mothers were affected by the IFS. Conclusion: Having a disabled child was inevitable for mothers to have problems in familial and social life. The psychological and physical loads cause mothers to experience personal difficulties and imbalances, and have also affected their depression and anxiety levels.

Keywords

• Disabled Children
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Quality of Life
• Impact of Family Scale

Özürlü bir çocuğa sahip olmanın annelerin kaygı, depresyon ve yaşam kalitesi düzeylerine etkisi

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, özürlü çocuğu olan annelerin mali, ailesel, sosyal ve psikolojik yüklere bağlı kişisel baskı ve stresle başa çıkma davranışlarının anksiyete, depresyon ve yaşam kalitesi üzerine etkilerini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya 50 özürlü çocuğun (7.66 ± 3.96 yıl) anneleri (33.32 ± 6.31 yıl) dahil edildi ve Aile Etki Ölçeği, Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği ve Nottingham Sağlık Profili Üzerindeki Etkisi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Annelerin depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyleri ile başa çıkma parametresi dışındaki tüm parametreler arasında orta düzeyde korelasyon bulundu (p<0.05). Annelerin yaşam kalitesi ile mali yük ve ailesel ve sosyal etki arasında yüksek derecede, kişisel zorlanma ve başa çıkma ile orta derecede pozitif korelasyon bulundu (p<0.05). Ayrıca uyku ile Aile Etki Ölçeği'nin tüm parametreleri arasında korelasyon bulundu (p<0.05). Aile Etki Ölçeği, annelerin kaygı ve depresyon düzeyleri ile yaşam kalitelerini de etkilemekteydi (p<0.05). Sonuç: Özürlü bir çocuğa sahip olan annelerin ailesel ve sosyal yaşamda sorun yaşamaları kaçınılmazdır. Psikolojik ve fiziksel yükler annelerin kişisel zorlanmalar ve dengesizlikler yaşamasına neden olurken, depresyon ve kaygı düzeylerini de etkilemiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Özürlü Çocuk
• Anksiyete
• Depresyon
• Yaşam Kalitesi
• Aile Etki Ölçeği

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