Tekinarslan Ilknur Cifci
Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14280 Bolu, Turkey.
Psychol Rep. 2013 Feb;112(1):266-87. doi: 10.2466/21.02.15.PR0.112.1.266-287.
This study aimed to compare the quality of life and depression levels in Turkish mothers of children with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). An additional purpose is to identify whether the depression and quality of life levels of the mothers differ significantly based on demographic variables. Two hundred fifty-two mothers participated in the study. The World Health Organization's Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) assessment instrument was used to determine the mothers' quality of life and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to characterize their depression. Mothers of children with cerebral palsy had significantly lower quality of life scores on the environment and national environment domains of the WHOQOL-BREF-TR than those of children with Down syndrome. No significant difference was observed in the depression of mothers. With increasing education and income, quality of life of the mothers increased whereas depression decreased. Moreover, depression increased and quality of life decreased in older mothers. Furthermore, the findings indicated significant negative correlations between mothers' depression and quality of life scores on all domains of the WHOQOL-BREF-TR.
本研究旨在比较患有唐氏综合征、脑瘫和自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童的土耳其母亲的生活质量和抑郁水平。另一个目的是确定母亲的抑郁和生活质量水平是否因人口统计学变量而存在显著差异。252名母亲参与了该研究。使用世界卫生组织的生活质量简表（WHOQOL - BREF - TR）评估工具来确定母亲的生活质量，并使用贝克抑郁量表（BDI）来描述她们的抑郁情况。患有脑瘫儿童的母亲在WHOQOL - BREF - TR的环境和国民环境领域的生活质量得分显著低于患有唐氏综合征儿童的母亲。在母亲的抑郁方面未观察到显著差异。随着教育程度和收入的增加母亲的生活质量提高而抑郁程度降低。此外，年龄较大的母亲抑郁程度增加而生活质量降低。此外，研究结果表明母亲的抑郁与WHOQOL - BREF - TR所有领域的生活质量得分之间存在显著负相关。
