A STUDY OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, COPING AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE LEUKAEMIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 86
Abstract
BACKGROUND Parents are usually the obligatory decision makers for the child, and thus are involved in all aspects of his or her care. Serious illness or prolonged treatment often results in significant emotional distress to the parents, impairing their ability to provide the necessary support and care to the child. Parental helplessness, anger, withdrawal, over-protectiveness and other emotional factors should be factored in to evolve an appropriate therapeutic plan to address the emerging needs of both the children and their parents. The present study aims to assess the psychopathology among the parents of children with ALL, their Family burden, Quality of life, stressful life events and coping and to infer their possible predictors. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study aims to understand the psychological consequences on the parents of children diagnosed to have Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, their coping skills and quality of life and their associations. Further the study also assesses the relationship of Family Burden, Stressful life events and Psychopathology. RESULTS Parents of children with ALL are more prone to Psychiatric disorders with Adjustment disorders being the most common Psychiatric illness among the parents. Duration of illness in children shows no relationship with Psychopathology and Quality of life in parents but development of side effects in treatment reduces overall Quality of life. The presence of stressful life events significantly increases the risk of Psychiatric disturbances with poor Quality of life in parents. Psychopathology and the quality of life do not show significant relationship with ways of coping except those who used distancing as a coping strategy found their social relationships to be poor. The presence of stressful life events and psychiatric disturbances significantly interferes Family dynamics, Family interaction and Subjective Burden. CONCLUSION Our conceptualisations of chronic illnesses are thus changing. In addition to focusing purely on the medical management of Leukaemia in the child, it would be worthwhile to focus attention on the extreme distress experienced by their parents. An empathic attitude towards their travails would go a long way in helping to reduce their distress.
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Sophia M, Ananda Krishna Kumar S, Viswanathan G. A, Sabhesan S
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