quality of life of parents raising children with pervasive developmental disorders父母抚养孩子的生活质量与广泛性发展障碍.pdfVIP

Yamada et al. BMC Psychiatry 2012, 12:119 /1471-244X/12/119 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Quality of life of parents raising children with pervasive developmental disorders 1*† 2 3 1 1 1 Atsurou Yamada , Misuzu Kato , Miyoshi Suzuki , Masako Suzuki , Norio Watanabe , Tatsuo Akechi and Toshi A Furukawa4 Abstract Background: It has been reported that parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) face higher levels of stress. The aims of the present study were; (i) to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of parents caring for their children with PDDs, and (ii) to explore the correlates of their QOL. Methods: A consecutive sample of parents of children with PDDs aged 6 to 15 were approached. The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to measure the QOL of the parents by eight subscales and two summary measures. Parents’ personality and marital relationships were assessed with the NEO Five Factor Inventory and the Intimate Bond Measure, respectively. We characterized the parents’ SF-36 profiles in comparison with the national normative scores and explored variables which correlated with their summary measures. Results: Participants were 147 mothers and 122 fathers of 158 children with PDDs. Mothers had significantly lower scores in the areas of Role Physical (RP) Social functioning (SF), General health perceptions (GH), Vitality (VT), Role emotional (RE) and Mental Health (MH) than those among the general female population. The maternal mental component summary (MCS) was also significantly lower, but maternal physical component summary (PCS) and paternal PCS and MCS scores were not lower. Maternal PCS and MCS scores were both significantly associ