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http://dx.doi.org/10.18064/JKASI.2022.20.2.22

Correlation between Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Disabilities during COVID-19  

Kim, Woong-Hee (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Seran Child Development Center)
Lee, Hye-Rim (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Daegu University)
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The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration / v.20, no.2, 2022 , pp. 22-35 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective : This study was conducted to investigate the stress, anxiety, depression, and quality of life that parents of children with disabilities have according to their general characteristics and determine the correlation between stress, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. Methods : The subjects were 242 parents of children with disabilities under the age of 13 receiving treatment at rehabilitation centers for the disabled, rehabilitation hospitals, and child development centers located in D, B, and U metropolitan cities. Results : According to the result of analyzing the correlation between stress, anxiety, and depression that the parents of children with disabilities felt and the quality of their lives, the quality of their lives correlated negative with their stress, anxiety, and depression. In the case of the results according to the parents' general characteristics, stress showed a significant difference depending on the education level, monthly income, and anxiety showed a significant difference depending on child rearing time, occupation, and public transportation. Additionally, depression and the quality of life had a significant difference depending on child rearing time, education level, occupation, and monthly income. Conclusion : The results of this study identified the importance of the mental health of the parents of children with disabilities and the correlation between their mental health and quality of life. Social distancing and quarantine rules that children with disabilities must follow have limited their opportunities to receive education and treatment, so the influence of stress, anxiety, depression that the parents of children with disabilities who should continue to take care of their children should be considered. Based on these results, it is necessary to develop support services for the parents of children with disabilities for enhancement in their mental health in preparation for other disasters in the future.
Keywords
Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Quality of life; Stress;
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