Family and Individual Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Developmental Disorders and Diabetes Type 1.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This cross-sectional study assessed both family and individual quality of life (QOL), and their association with self-esteem, optimism, chronic psychological stress, anxiety, and depression in parents of children with chronic conditions.

Methods

Parents of children with Down syndrome (DS), autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral palsy (CP), diabetes mellitus type 1 (DMT1), and parents of children without chronic diseases with typical development (TD) were included. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to assess parental characteristics associated with the domains of individual and family QOL.

Results

Compared to the parents of TD children, parents of children with ASD and DS were more likely to report reduced family QOL in all domains, while

SUBMITTER: Ljubicic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9145317 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature