Functional disability of children with spina bifida: Its impact on parents' psychological status and family functioning

Objective: To evaluate the impact of functional disability of Turkish children with spina bifida (SB) on parents' psychological status and family functioning. Methods: Fifty-four children with SB and parents were included. The Functional Measure for Children (WeeFIM), Beck Depression Inventory...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Developmental neurorehabilitation 2012-10, Vol.15 (5), p.322-328
Main Authors: Ulus, Yasemin, Tander, Berna, Akyol, Yesim, Ulus, Aykan, Tander, Burak, Bilgici, Ayhan, Kuru, Omer, Akbas, Seher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Depression - psychology
disability
Family Assessment Device
family functioning
Family Relations
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mental Health
Parents - psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Social Support
Spina bifida
Spinal Dysraphism - psychology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
WeeFIM
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Objective: To evaluate the impact of functional disability of Turkish children with spina bifida (SB) on parents' psychological status and family functioning. Methods: Fifty-four children with SB and parents were included. The Functional Measure for Children (WeeFIM), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Family Assessment Device (FAD) were used. Results: Mothers' BDI scores were significantly higher than fathers' (p  0.05). According to multiple regression analysis; significant correlations with fathers' BDI were problem-solving (p = 0.012) and general functioning (p = 0.037) and with mothers' BDI was roles (p = 0.018). Only childrens age was found to be an influential variable on WeeFIM scores (p 
ISSN:1751-8423
1751-8431
DOI:10.3109/17518423.2012.691119