Burden and coping among caregivers of children with psychological disorders
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Children suffer from behavioural and mental illnesses like autism, hyperkinetic disorders, learning disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, substance abuse, eating disorders and psychosis. These children are very difficult to manage for both the doctors and family care givers. The care givers are prone to burden and psychological disorders due to the impact of caring them. In India there are less studies regarding the caregiver’s suffering. Hence this study was chosen to explore these parameters in detail. Aim: To study the burden and coping among caregivers of children with psychological disorders. Methodology and study tools: A cross sectional study on 70 caregivers of children and adolescents with different psychological disorders including mental retardation attending the Government hospital for Mental Care, Visakhapatnam. Children and adolescents with psychological disorders attributed to comorbid medical or neurological illnesses are excluded from the study. Burden assessment schedule and Brief Cope Scale were used in the study. The differences in the scores of each individual was compared with their sociodemographic factors as well. Data was collected using semi structured interview and results obtained were computed using appropriate statistical tests. Results and Conclusion: There is high degree of burden in the caregivers of children with maladaptive coping behaviours.
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Dr H V Suresh, Dr N Prasanna Kumar, Dr SRadha Rani
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