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Depression among mothers of children and adults with an intellectual disability in Turkey
Author(s) -
Yildirim Sari Hatice,
Başbakkal Zümrüt
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2010.01837.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , beck depression inventory , intellectual disability , psychology , rehabilitation , family income , medicine , psychiatry , physical therapy , anxiety , economic growth , economics , macroeconomics
Yildirim Sari H, Başbakkal Z. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16 : 248–253
Depression among mothers of children and adults with an intellectual disability in Turkey The aim of this study was to determine sociodemographic factors that play a role in depression among mothers of children and adult with an intellectual disability. The research was conducted in 24 special education and rehabilitation centres in Izmir (in Turkey) provincial centre in which intellectually disabled individuals are taught. A total of 355 mothers were reached in the research. Data were collected using face‐to‐face interviews. Two forms were used for data collection in the research: Family Description Questionnaire Form and Beck Depression Inventory. The mothers included in the study had mean depression scores of 16.7 ± 10.06 (minimum: 0, maximum: 49). There was a significant relation between depression scores of the mothers and education level of the mothers and their spouses and financial status of the families. Mothers with insufficient income and lower education levels were found to be at risk of depression.