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1856 – Depression In Mothers Of Children With Thalassemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

Z. Binbay ,
B.T. Lal ,
M. Solmaz ,
Y. Albayrak  and
S. Sagir
Z. Binbay
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
B.T. Lal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
M. Solmaz
Affiliation:
Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Y. Albayrak
Affiliation:
Kirklareli State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
S. Sagir
Affiliation:
Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

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Background

Worldwide, thalassemia poses a serious public health problem due to the high prevalence. Mothers usually take active roles in the care of their ill children. Several studies have found that parents of children with chronic diseases or disabilities have higher depression scores than control parents. The main aim of the present study was to investigate if mothers of children with thalassemia higher scores of depression compared with a group of control mothers.

Methods and materials

In this study, 30 mothers were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Symptom check list-90-revised (SCL-90-R), COPE and SF-36, also 30 mothers were enroled as control group who have healty children.

Results

Mothers who have children with the diagnosis of thalasemia had higher scores of depression from the BDI and lower quality of life scores (p< 0.05).

Discussion and conclusion

It seems that depressive people experience specific events before depression. Several studies have indicated that presence of a patient or disabled child in the family can cause stress and depression in parents.The results of this study can contribute to the development of a screening program for decreasing depression burden and promoting quality of life for mothers of children with thalassemia. It is an ongoing study.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 28 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 21th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2013 , 28-E1106
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2013
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