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Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background: Studies have shown that the presence of pediatric mental disorders causes great impairment in academic, social, and professional activities as well as in the quality of life (QoL) of the patients as well as their caregiver. The objective of this study is to compare the health related quality of life (HRQoL) scores of children with pediatric mental disorders and their caregivers to those of apparently healthy children of comparable sex and age.
Objective: To identify and analyse the burden and its influence on the Quality of Life in children suffering from persistent psychiatric illness and their caregivers.
Patients and Methods: This is an observational study including seventy-five (75) children with various pediatric mental disorders of different diagnoses (25 cases ASD, 25 cases nocturnal enuresis, 25 cases ADHD) represent the patient group (1). They were 25 females and 50 males. Their ages ranged between 4 – 15 years with mean ± SD of 9.32 ± 4.72 years. Another 25 healthy children matched in age and sex with the patients’ group (1) were selected as a control group (2).
Results: Noting that female cases, in all subgroups, had lower scores than male cases in the three subgroups regarding PSC and CBCL of attention subscale, internalizing subscale and externalizing subscale, however, results didn’t reach level of significance (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: Children with ASD, enuresis, or ADHD and their caregivers have different needs and problems and assessing them might decrease the child’s problems and consequently the family’s problems. It would also increase the sense of control and authority over the child’s condition in the caregivers. Since this disorder is chronic and/or permanent, ignoring the needs of caregivers not only would cut the process of the child’s treatment but would also intensify the family’s and child’s problems.