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Predictors of Quality of Life among Parents of Children with Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Toledano-Toledano, Filiberto; Moral de la Rubia, José; Nabors, Laura A; Domínguez-Guedea, Miriam Teresa; Salinas Escudero, Guillermo; Rocha Pérez, Eduardo; Luna, David; Leyva López, Ahidée.
Afiliação
  • Toledano-Toledano F; Evidence-Based Medicine Research Unit, Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gómez, National Institute of Health, Márquez 162, Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City 06720, Mexico.
  • Moral de la Rubia J; Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Carlos Canseco, 110, Esq. Aguirre Pequeño, Col. Mitras Centro, Monterrey 64460, Mexico.
  • Nabors LA; School of Human Services, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0068, USA.
  • Domínguez-Guedea MT; Department of Psychology and Communication Sciences, University of Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales, Col. Centro S/N Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico.
  • Salinas Escudero G; Centro de Estudios Económicos y Sociales en Salud, Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gómez, National Institute of Health, Márquez 162, Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City 06720, Mexico.
  • Rocha Pérez E; Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (Senasica), Anillo Perif. 5010, Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04530, Mexico.
  • Luna D; Comisión Nacional de Arbitraje Médico, Mitla No. 250-8° Piso, esq. Eje 5 Sur (Eugenia), Vertiz Narvarte, Benito Juárez, Mexico City 03020, Mexico.
  • Leyva López A; Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca Morelos 62100, Mexico.
Healthcare (Basel) ; 8(4)2020 Nov 03.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33153086
Quality of life (QOL) is a key aspect of the health care process for children with chronic diseases and their families. Although clinical evidence regarding the impact of chronic disease on children exists, few studies have evaluated the effects of the interaction between sociodemographic and psychosocial factors on the family caregiver's QOL, indicating a significant gap in the research literature. The present study aimed to identify the predictors of the QOL of parents of children with chronic diseases. Three parental sociodemographic predictors (age, schooling, and family income) and four psychosocial predictors (family functioning, social support, depression, and resilience) were examined. In this cross-sectional study, 416 parents of children with chronic diseases who were hospitalized at a National Institute of Health in Mexico City were interviewed. The participants completed a sociodemographic variables questionnaire (Q-SV) designed for research on family caregivers of children with chronic disease. The predicted variable was assessed through the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire. The four psychosocial predictors were assessed through the Family Functioning Scale, Social Support Networks Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Measurement Scale of Resilience. The regression model explained 42% of the variance in parents' QOL. The predictors with positive weights included age, schooling, monthly family income, family functioning, social support networks, and parental resilience. The predictors with negative weights included depression. These findings suggest that strong social relationships, a positive family environment, family cohesion, personal resilience, low levels of depression, and a family income twice the minimum wage are variables associated with better parental QOL.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Healthcare (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Suíça

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Idioma: En Revista: Healthcare (Basel) Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Suíça