Analysis of influence factors and status of anxiety and depression in main caregivers with cerebral palsy children

Abstract

Objective To explore the influence factors and the status of anxiety and depression in main caregivers with cerebral palsy children , improve caregivers psychological health status , and offer references for improving the rehabilitation level of cerebral palsy children .Methods A total of 145 caregivers of cerebral palsy children were selected by cluster sampling to carry on the investigation by using SAS , SDS, WHOQOL-BREF. Results The incidence of anxiety and depression was 42.76%and 53.79%, respectively.The score of anxiety was 47.73 ±10.96, which was higher significantly than domestic routine norm （29.78 ±0.46） with a statistical difference （t =19.730; P ＆lt;0.01）.Anxiety and depression score increased as the life quality score of increased.The single factor analysis results indicated that there was a statistical significance in rate of anxiety among different jobs, education levels,ages,monthly income,and with complications or not （χ2 =11.695, 10.787, 3.919, 5.133, 9.942, respectively; P＆lt;0.05）, so did the depression among different genders ,and age groups （χ2 =10.393 and 8.919; P＆lt;0.05）.Multivariate Logistic stepwise regression analysis found the results as following：female caregivers , with complications , and half-paidcombining with New Rural Cooperative Medical System （NRCMS） were easier to have the depressed mood .Workers, peasants, and course of disease above 10 years appeared anxiety easily .Conclusions The caregivers of cerebral palsy children psychological status are relatively poor in hospital , which exists seriously anxious and depression .Medical workers should pay attention to the psychological changes of main caregivers , offering health education and psychological care during the treatment.For there have been mental illness caregivers , it is recommended for them to receive timely psychological treatment , thereby improving the rehabilitation level of cerebral palsy children in an all -round way. Key words: Cerebral palsy; Anxiety; Depression; Main caregivers