Comparison of depression and quality of life of mothers and fathers of children with cerebral palsy: Serebral palsili çocukların anne ve babalarının depresyon ve yaşam kalitelerinin karşılaştırılması

Yeşim Garip; Sumru Özel; Özgül Bozkurt Tuncer; Gizem Kılınç; Ferya Seçkin; Tansu Arasıl

doi:10.5152/EurJTher.2016.007

Authors

Yeşim Garip Pinar Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, Ankara
Sumru Özel Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Ankara
Özgül Bozkurt Tuncer Pinar Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, Ankara
Gizem Kılınç Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Ankara
Ferya Seçkin Ozem Special Training Center, Ankara
Tansu Arasıl Pinar Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, Ankara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/EurJTher.2016.007

Keywords:

Cerebral palsy, depression, quality of life

Abstract

Introduction: In the present study, quality of life (QoL) and depression levels of the fathers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) were investigated and compared with mothers of children with CP and fathers of healthy children.
Materials and Methods: A total of 30 children with spastic cerebral palsy and their fathers and mothers were included in the study. Control group comprised fathers of 30 healthy children. Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was used for evaluating the functional status of the children. Spasticity was measured by using Modified Ashworth scale. QoL of the parents was assessed by using Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and depression by Beck Depression Scale (BDS).
Results: Differences among groups were significant in BDS, energy, social isolation and emotional reactions subgroups of NHP according to Kruskal-Wallis test (p< 0.05). Scores of BDS and NHP energy, social isolation and emotional reactions subscores were significantly higher in mothers than in fathers (p< 0.05). BDS and NHP energy subscores of fathers were found as significantly higher than that of controls (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: In the light of these findings, it was concluded that mothers of children with cerebral palsy have worse functioning than their fathers on QoL in terms of mood and social relations. When social roles of men and women in Turkey were taken into account, these were expected results. In our country, women generally take care of house working and children, and men are responsible for family income. Although fathers are not affected as much as mothers; a disabled child has negative effects on QoL of all individuals in the family, particularly mothers, with respect to emotional and social functions.

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