Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Parents who have Children with Diabetes

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doi:2015.19.1.71

J Korean Soc Matern Child Health > Volume 19(1); 2015 > Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2015;19(1):71-81.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2015.19.1.71 Published online January 31, 2015.

Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Parents who have Children with Diabetes

박봉경¹, 이수진¹, 김희정¹, 이경아¹, 박나영¹, 유재호², 주현옥³

¹동아대학교병원 간호부
²동아대학교 소아청소년과학교실
³동아대학교 간호학과

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박봉경¹, 이수진¹, 김희정¹, 이경아¹, 박나영¹, 유재호², 주현옥³

¹동아대학교병원 간호부
²동아대학교 소아청소년과학교실
³동아대학교 간호학과

Abstract

Purpose
This study attempts to examine the quality of life, sense of burden and the level ofdepression of the parents who have children with diabetes, clarify factors affecting the quality oflife of those parents, and assist them in improving quality of life.
Methods
108 parents having diabetic children aged 18 years or below, who are visiting theDiabetic Clinic, D University Medical Center in B City, were sampled for the current study. Thedata collected were analyzed by means of frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, ttest,ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression with the aid of SAS 9.2 andIBM/SPSS 21.0.
Results
The worst part of caring for the children was found to be dietary therapy. The qualityof life of the parents registered 3.31 points on a 5-point scale, sense of burden pointed to 2.48on a 5-point scale. Approximately 33.3%of the parents were in a mild depressive state and 12%were experiencing moderate depression. The factors that affected the quality of life of the parentswith diabetic children included depression, sense of burden, income and the level of education.
Conclusion
The nurses in charge of caring for children with diabetes need to develop a nursingintervention program required in the assessment and management of their emotional aspects atthe early stage by paying attention to the parents who have children with diabetes.

Key Words: quality of life, parent, depression, diabetes