Psychological Characteristics of Mothers of Children With Cerebral Palsy
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the psychological characteristics of mothers of children with cerebral palsy. The study included a sample of 30 respondents. The sample consisted of mothers of children with cerebral palsy, chronologically aged 25 to 60. The research was conducted at the Centre for Children with Multiple Disabilities “Koraci Nade”. For the purpose of checking the set research aim, Symptom Checklist-SCL-90-R, consisting of a list of 90 particles (problems), was applied, and the task was to assess the respondent's anxiety about each of the aforementioned problems over the past week (e.g., headaches, tension or anxiety, excessive worrying). The survey data were processed using the parametric statistics method. Central tendency measures, dispersion measures were calculated, and a tabular presentation of the results was done. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that the mothers of children with cerebral palsy have the most pronounced problems in areas of somatization, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, as well as anxiety.
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4. Moses K. The Impact of Childhood Disability: The Parent’s Struggle. Ways Magazine:Spring, 1987. Available at: http://www.pent.ca.gov/beh/dis/parentstruggle_DK.pdf
5. Martinac D, Tamara i Marta LJ. "Psihološka prilagodba roditelja na dijete s kroničnom bolesti." Društvena istraživanja, vol. 18, br. 6 (104), 2009, str. 1107-1129. https://hrcak.srce.hr/45802. Cited 19.02.2020.
6. Yim SY, Moon HW, Rah UW, Lee IY. Psychological characteristics of mothers of children with disabilities. Yonsei Med J. 1996; 37 (6) :380-384. https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1996.37.6.380
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9. Diwan S, Chovatiya H, Diwan J. Depression and Quality Of Life In Mothers Of Children With Cerebral Palsy. NJIRM 2011; Vol. 2(4).
10. Manuel J, Naughton M J, Balkrishnan R, Paterson S. B, & Koman L. Stress and adaptation in mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, .2003, 28, 197-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsg007
11 Sajedi F, Alizad V, Malekkhosravi G, Karimlou M, Vameghi R. Depression in Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Its Relation to Severity and Type of Cerebral Palsy. Acta Med Iran, 2010, (No. 4):250-254. Retrieved from http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4041
12 Mehmedinović S, Sinanović O, Ahmetović S. Depression in Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Acta Med Iran, 2012, 50(12):819-821. Retrieved from http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4000
13. Fulgosi-Masnjak, R., Gustović-Ercegovac, A., i Igrić, L. (1998). "Povezanost između nekih dimenzija percepcije vlastite kompetencije i trajnog stresa niskog intenziteta kod roditelja djece usporenog kognitivnog razvoja." Hrvatska revija za rehabilitacijska istraživanja, vol. 34, br. 1, 1998, str. 47-60. https://hrcak.srce.hr/101111. Citirano 20.02.2020.
14. Olsson M. B, & Hwang C. P. Depression in mothers and fathers of children with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2001., 45 (6), 535-543. https://doi.org/info:doi/
15. Bailey A. B, & Smith S. W. Providing effective coping strategies and supports for families with children with disabilities. Intervention in School and Clinic, 2000, 35 (5), 294-296.
16. Dawson G, Ashman S. B, Panagiotides Hessl, D, Self J, Yamada E, & Embry L. Preschool outcomes of children of depressed mothers: role of maternal behavior, contextual risk, and children’s brain activity. Child Development, 2003, 74, 1158-1175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8624.00599
17. Ones K, Yilmaz E, Cetinkaya B, & Caglar N. Assessment of the quality of life of mothers of children with cerebral palsy (primary caregivers). Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2005, 19 (3), 232-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968305278857
18. Hoare P, Harris M, Jackson P, & Kerley S. A community survey of children with severe intellectual disability and their families: psychological adjustment, carer distress and the effect of respite care. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 1998, 42, 218-227. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2788.1998.00134.x
19. Veisson, M. Depression symptoms and emotional states in parents of disabled and nondisabled children. Social Behavior and Personality, 1999, 27, 87-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1999.27.1.87
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Mehmedinović S. Psychological Characteristics of Mothers of Children With Cerebral Palsy. Acta Med Iran. 2020;58(8):404-407.
