Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Volume 10 Issue 1
- /
- Pages.100-112
- /
- 1999
- /
- 2233-9183(eISSN)
FACTORS OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY ASSOCIATED WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF THEIR MOTHERS
장애 아동의 행동 특성과 가족환경이 어머니의 정서적 안녕감과 삶의 질에 미치는 영향
- Lee, Yong-Ho (Department of Psychiatry, Inchon Christian Hospital) ;
- Chung, Yong-Kyoon (Department of Psychiatry, Inchon Christian Hospital) ;
- Cho, Soo-Churl (Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital) ;
- Koo, Young-Jin (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital)
- Published : 1999.06.30
Abstract
Objective:In life-long disabilities like autism and mental retardation, the authors thought that it is important for clinician to consider the quality of life of a primary caregiver for long-term management and prognosis. This study was to investigate the factors of children and family environment affecting the quality of life and depression in mothers with autistic and/or mentally retarded children. Methods:41 autistic and/or mentally retarded children aged 5-12 years with their mothers were surveyed from September, 1998 to January, 1999, with K-CBCL, K-BDI, K-FES, and K-SBQOL scale and compared with data from 35 normal control subjects. Results:1) Total K-BDI and K-SBQOL scores of mothers with mentally handicapped children were significantly poorer than the scores of normal control group. Independence, intellectual/cultural orientation and active recreation subscales of K-FES in mentally handicapped children were significantly decreased than those in normal control group. 2) Total K-BDI score of mothers with mentally handicapped children was correlated with their children’s behavioral problems, especially internalizing and thought symptoms, and with family cohesion, expressiveness, conflict and independence. 3) Totol K-SB quality of life score of mothers with mentally handicapped children was correlated with their children’s behavioral problems, especially attention problem, and with family cohesion, conflict, independence, intellectual/cultural orientation, and moral-religional emphasis. 4) The quality of life of mothers with mentally handicapped children was predicted by attention problem(
이 연구는 정신지체와 자폐장애 아동의 장기적인 치료와 그 가족의 삶의 질을 향상시키는, 보다 효과적인 개입방향을 모색하고자, 1998년 9월부터 1999년 1월까지 인천광역시에 위치한 가천의대 길병원 소아정신과에 내원하여 DSM-IV에 의거한 자폐 장애 또는 정신지체 진단 기준을 만족시키며 KEDI-WISC full-scale score에 의해 장애진단서를 발급받은 만5세에서 12세 아동 41명과 그들의 어머니를 대상으로 하여, 어머니의 삶의 질과 정서적 우울에 영향을 주는 장애아동의 행동 특성과 가족환경 특성을 조사하였다. 정상대조군은 연령과 성별, 그리고 사회경제상태를 고려한 37명을 선정하였다. 어머니의 삶의 질과 정서적 우울은 한국판 스미스클라인 비챰 삶의 질 척도(K-SBQOL)와 K-BDI에 의해, 아동의 행동 특성은 KCBCL, 그리고 가정환경특성은 한국판 가정환경척도(K-FES)에 의해 각각 측정하였다. 그 결과, 어머니의 삶의 질 척도(K-SBQOL) 총점은 장애아동군이