Effect of parental depression level on children's quality of life after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

• Published in: European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2017-12, Vol.31, p.90-95
• Main Authors: Kisecik Sengul, Zeynep, Altay, Naime
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depressive Disorder, Major - physiopathology; Female; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - psychology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing; Parent; Parents - psychology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Stem cell transplantation; Survivors - psychology; Turkey
• ISSN: 1462-3889; 1532-2122
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2017.08.003

This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to determine the impact of parental depression level on children's quality of life after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This study was conducted in a bone marrow transplantation unit of a children's hospital in Ankara, Turkey. The research sample consisted of 82 parents. Children aged 2–18 years and monitored in polyclinics 100 days after HSCT were included in the study. A sociodemographic data form, parent forms of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used. Forty (48%) mothers and 42 (51.2%) fathers participated in the study. Of the children, 30 (36.6%) were female and 52 (63.4%) were male, and their mean age was 10.68 [standard deviation (SD) 4.80] years. Twenty-six children (31.7%) had been diagnosed with thalassaemia, and 29 children (35.4%) had undergone HSCT in the previous 25–36 months. The mean total scale score on the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory was 61.37 (SD 21.85), and the mean parental BDI Score was 14.57 (SD 11.03). Fourteen (17.1%) parents had severe depression and 10 (12.2%) parents had moderate depression. Low statistical correlation was found between the parental BDI score and the total scale score on the Pediatric Quality of Life (r = −0.281; P = 0.011). Parental depression level affects children's quality of life after HSCT. Following transplantation, it is important to evaluate parental depression level and provide support. •The average PedsQL™ Total Scale Score was 61.37 ± 21.85.•The depression in parents was severe (17.1%) and moderate (12.2%) of them parent.•The depression level of parents affect the children's quality of life.