Affiliation:
1. National Clinical Centre of Neurorehabilitation for Children “Dr. N. Robanescu”, 041408 Bucharest, Ro-mania
2. Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 020022 Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
Abstract: This study aimed to determine whether there is a difference in quality of life between mothers of children with congenital neuropathology and, respectively, those with acquired neuropathology based on some sociodemographic characteristics/parameters, taking into account data from the specialized literature on the influence of sociodemographic characteristics/parameters on mothers with disabled children. 85 subjects (divided into two groups, congenital and acquired) were included in the study conducted at the National Clinical Centre of Neurorehabilitation for Children “Dr. N. Robanescu. To objectify – if existing – such differences, as mentioned above, we used the clinical, functional quantified evaluation instrument PedsQL- Family Impact Module (PedsQL-FIM). According to our data, there were statistically significant differences between groups for physical functioning, emotional functioning, communication, and worry. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups for daily activity, social functioning, cognitive functioning, and family relationships. We also found weak negative correlations between the following dimensions of PedsQL-FIM: emotional functioning, social functioning, and communication) and education for the former group; a weak positive correlation between worry and education, a weak negative correlation between emotional functioning and income level, and two moderate negative correlations between social functioning, daily activities, and income level for the latter group. We can conclude that the variable education had the most significant influence on the quality of life for mothers of children with congenital neuropathology, in contrast, the variable income level had the most significant influence on mothers of children with acquired neuropathology.
Keywords: sociodemographic characteristics, quality of life, disability
Publisher
Romanian Association of Balneology
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