Fávero-Nunes Maria Angela, dos Santos Manoel Antônio
Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Mater's Scholarship Holder Capes, [corrected] SP, Brazil.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2010 Jan-Feb;18(1):33-40. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000100006.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of dysphoria/depressive symptoms in mothers of autistic children and to identify correlations between quality of life and socio-demographic profile. An exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 20 mothers, by applying a socio-demographic profile questionnaire, the Brazilian version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the WHOQOL-Bref quality of life scale. Dysphoria/depression criteria were found in 15% of the mothers. Overall quality of life was evaluated as positive in 70%, however only 40% were satisfied with their health. The Physical domain (mean=69.4) was perceived as the best, and environment domain as the worst (mean=60.8). Quality of life had a positive association with family income and level of education, and a negative association with depression. Considering the results, further research, especially on those variables that were not statistically relevant, is suggested.
本研究的目的是评估自闭症儿童母亲中烦躁/抑郁症状的患病率，并确定生活质量与社会人口学特征之间的相关性。通过应用社会人口学特征问卷、巴西版贝克抑郁量表（BDI）和世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQOL-Bref），对20名母亲进行了一项探索性、描述性横断面研究。15%的母亲符合烦躁/抑郁标准。总体生活质量评估为积极的占70%，然而只有40%的人对自己的健康状况满意。身体领域（均值=69.4）被认为是最好的，而环境领域最差（均值=60.8）。生活质量与家庭收入和教育水平呈正相关，与抑郁呈负相关。考虑到研究结果，建议进一步开展研究，尤其是针对那些无统计学相关性的变量。
