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Depression among parents of children with thalassemia in Babylon Province- Iraq during the year 2014
Other Title(s)
الاكتئاب لدى أولياء أمور الأطفال المصابين بمرض الثلاسيميا في محافظة بابل-العراق لعام 2014
Joint Authors
Amir, Muhammad Abduh
Hadi, Baha al-Din
Baei, Hasan Ulwan
Source
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.999-1005, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Babylon College of Medicine
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract AR
الثلاسیمیا مرض یشكل مشكلة صحیة عامة لانتشاره غیر القلیل في الدول النامیة و منها العراق, یشكل هذا المرض عبئا على النظام الصحي و أولياء أمور الأطفال المرضى, دراسات عدیدة تشیر إلى أن أولياء أمور الأطفال الذین یعانون من أمراض مزمنة أو إعاقات یعانون من درجات اكتئاب أعلى من نظرائهم ذوي الأطفال الأصحاء.
تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى التحقق فیما إذا كان أولياء أمور الأطفال المصابون بالثلسیمیا یعانون من درجات أعلى بمقیاس الاكتئاب من العینة الضابطة.
هذه دراسة حالات و شواهد ل ٣٠٠ اب و أم منهم ١٠٠ من أولياء أمور أطفال ثلاسیمیا اعتبروا حالات و٢٠٠ آخرون من أباء و أمهات أطفال أصحاء اعتبروا شواهد, أنجزت الدراسة في مستشفى الولادة و الأطفال في محافظة بابل للمدة من الأول حز ٢٠١٤ و لنهایة تشرین ثاني من نفس العام .استعملت ورقة استبانة لجمع البیانات من المشاركین بعد استحصال موافقاتهم الواعیة و طبق مقیاس بیك لتحدید درجة الكآبة على المجموعتین من المشاركین (الحالات و الشواهد).
Abstract EN
Thalassemia is not uncommon chronic disease in developing countries including Iraq it poses a heavy burden on the health care system as well as the tremendous pressure and psychological stresses that the parents suffer due to the presence of children with thalassemia in their families.The objective of this study is to identify the difference of the level and the score of depression between parents with thalassemic children and the control group.
This was a case comparison study which included 300 parents , one hundred were considered as cases because they are parents of thalassemia children ,the control group included two hundred parents of healthy children, both groups are the attendees of Hilla children and maternity hospital in Babylon province during the period from the beginning of July through the end of November 2014 .
Data collection was done by interviewing the two groups using a structured valid questionnaire prepared by the r0esearchers after obtaining the consents of participants.Beck Depression Inventory score was applied to mea in both groups.
Results showed that there were a significant high depression scores among the parents of diseased children compared to parents of the healthy children( P < 0.05 ) , no significant relation was found regarding the place of residence , in conclusion thalassemia put a stressful pressure on Iraqi families with diseased children especially mothers , a psychosocial support program is strongly requested to help them
American Psychological Association (APA)
Baei, Hasan Ulwan& Amir, Muhammad Abduh& Hadi, Baha al-Din. 2015. Depression among parents of children with thalassemia in Babylon Province- Iraq during the year 2014. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 12, no. 4, pp.999-1005.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-656409
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Baei, Hasan Ulwan…[et al.]. Depression among parents of children with thalassemia in Babylon Province- Iraq during the year 2014. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 12, no. 4 (2015), pp.999-1005.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-656409
American Medical Association (AMA)
Baei, Hasan Ulwan& Amir, Muhammad Abduh& Hadi, Baha al-Din. Depression among parents of children with thalassemia in Babylon Province- Iraq during the year 2014. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2015. Vol. 12, no. 4, pp.999-1005.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-656409
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-656409