Authors
Javad Mahmoudi-Gharaei, Saeedeh Mostafavi, Nargess Alirezaei
Publication date
2011
Journal
Iranian journal of psychiatry
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
66
Publisher
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Description
Objectives
The main objective of this study was to investigate the association of psychological factors and life stressors with quality of life in caregivers of children with PKU.
Methods
Participants were caregivers of children with PKU who were referred to a child and adolescent consultation-liaison psychiatry clinic for a clinical follow up. Their demographic characteristics were recorded at first. WHOQOL-BREF and Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS) were used to assess quality of life, depression, anxiety and stress in participants. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-11.5 statistical software.
Results
A total number of 49 caregivers were enrolled for the study. The mean age of participants and their children were 35.63±8.82, and 9.84±6.62 respectively. Of the participants, 59.2% were mothers and 40.8% were fathers. Of the children, 51% were girls and 49% were boys. According to the results, 57.1, 50.1 and …
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J Mahmoudi-Gharaei, S Mostafavi, N Alirezaei - Iranian journal of psychiatry, 2011