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Canatan SD, Arifoğlu B, Yatmaz G. Adverse Childhood events of individuals and its relationship with resilience. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2024; 51:114-119. [PMID: 39034066 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2024.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between childhood trauma and psychological resilience in the Turkish Cypriot community and to identify the predictors of psychological resilience. METHOD The research was conducted with 354 individuals in a web-based online environment in Northern Cyprus. Data were collected using a "Personal Information Form", the "Adverse Childhood Events Scale", and the "Resilience Scale for Adults". Percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation analysis were used in the data analysis. RESULTS In the study, 16.67 % of the participants were exposed to war or conflict when they were young and 10.17 % had a mental illness. In addition, it was determined that there were statistically significant and negative correlations between the Adverse Childhood Events Scale scores and the scores they got from the Adult Resilience Scale and the sub-dimensions of the scale. Female gender and education level predicted the scores on the Resilience Scale for Adults positively, and the presence of mental disease and the scores on the Adverse Childhood Events Scale negatively predicted the scores on the Resilience Scale for Adults. CONCLUSION İn this study, gender, educational status, presence of mental illness, and the total score on the Adverse Childhood Events Scale were determined to be predictive variables affecting resilience. Considering the research findings, it is recommended that nurses plan studies for the protection of the mental health of children and adolescents and the groups exposed to trauma should be psychologically supported to raise individuals with high resilience.
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- Sinem Dağ Canatan
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus via Mersin, 10, Turkey.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus via Mersin, 10, Turkey.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus via Mersin, 10, Turkey.
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Özsavran M, Ayyıldız TK. The effect of mandala art therapy on the comfort and resilience levels of mothers who have children with special needs: A randomized controlled study. Child Care Health Dev 2023; 49:1032-1045. [PMID: 36878873 DOI: 10.1111/cch.13110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The study was conducted in order to determine the effect of mandala therapy applied to mothers who have children with special needs on the mothers' comfort and resilience levels. METHODS The study was conducted as a randomized controlled study at a special education school in Turkey. The study sample consisted of 51 mothers (24 mothers in the experimental group and 27 mothers in the control group) who had children with special needs. A 16-h mandala therapy was applied to the mothers in the experimental group. Identifying Information Form, General Comfort Questionnaire and Adult Resilience Scale were used as data collection tools. RESULTS According to the regression analysis performed in order to explain the difference between the first and third measurements of General Comfort Questionnaire, mandala art therapy was found to be effective, and the model established was determined to be statistically significant. It was also determined that the change that occurred between the third and first measurements performed in order to identify the change in the general comfort levels of the individuals was higher in the experimental group in comparison to the control group (P < 0.05). It was seen that the mothers' mean scores obtained from the Adult Resilience Scale total scale and its subscales significantly increased in the second and third measurements (P < 0.05) but that the increase in the mean scores of the control group was not significant (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Mandala Art Therapy is a method that improves the comfort levels and resilience of mothers who have children with special needs. It might be beneficial for mothers to perform these applications at special education schools in collaboration with nurses.
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- Musa Özsavran
- Department of Child Care and Youth Services, Child Development Program, Ahmet Erdogan Vocational School of Health Services, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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Bamber MD, Mahony H, Spratling R. Mothers of Children With Special Health Care Needs: Exploring Caregiver Burden, Quality of Life, and Resiliency. J Pediatr Health Care 2023; 37:643-651. [PMID: 37516944 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study aimed to explore caregiver burden, quality of life (QOL), and resilience in mothers of children with special health care needs (CSHCN), compare differences between mothers of CSHCN and healthy children, and differences between mothers of CSHCN on the basis of child severity. METHOD Mothers (n = 106) with a child aged < 18 years were recruited. A cross-sectional design was used. Measures included the Caregiver Burden Inventory, Quality of Life Scale, and Brief Resilience Inventory. Pearson point-biserial correlations and independent t-tests were used to compare group differences. RESULTS Caregiver burden and QOL were negatively correlated (p < .001). Mothers of CSHCN had greater burden (p < .001) and poorer QOL (p = .006). Child severity increased caregiver burden time (p = .003). DISCUSSION Study findings expound on research indicating mothers of CSHCN experience greater burden and poorer QOL than their peers, and child severity increases burden via time commitment. Health care providers should assess risk factors for poor QOL and caregiver burden and provide appropriate resources.
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Riccardi JS. Exploring the Caregiver-Reported Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children with Traumatic Brain Injury. Semin Speech Lang 2023; 44:205-216. [PMID: 37327911 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1770346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have a persistent, negative, and disproportionate impact on children with disabilities. Children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be expected to experience a disproportionate impact given the deficits often associated with childhood TBI (e.g., family functioning, fatigue, executive functioning, quality of life). This study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with TBI and their families, compared to typically developing (TD) children and their families. Thirty caregivers (TBI = 15; TD = 15) completed a series of electronic survey measures. Overall, caregivers reported no negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their family's or child's functioning and association with demographic factors and domains of functioning showed no clear patterns. The findings of this exploratory study support continued longitudinal investigation with larger sample sizes of the provision of supports for all families and children in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional research is needed to understand the effectiveness of targeted services for students with TBI in domains of functioning that are significantly poorer than TD children (e.g., quality of life, executive functioning, fatigue).
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Khiyali Z, Naderi Z, Vakil M, Ghasemi H, Dehghan A, Bijani M. A study of COVID anxiety, spiritual well-being and resilience levels in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in the south of Iran. BMC Psychol 2023; 11:75. [PMID: 36935528 PMCID: PMC10025065 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01126-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with cancer are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 with poor prognosis. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate anxiety, spiritual well-being, and resilience levels in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in the south of Fars Province, Iran. METHODS This is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design conducted on the patients undergoing chemotherapy at Dr. Ali Shariati Hospital in Fasa from November 2021 to February 2022. Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were included in the study by census method. Out of 210 patients, 155 participated in the study. Data were collected electronically using the standard instruments of Ellison's Spiritual Well-being Scale, COVID-19 anxiety questionnaire, and Connor-Davidson resilience scale. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS 22 using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation tests, T-test, ANOVA and multivariate linear regression at a level of significance of P < 0.05. RESULTS The participants' resilience mean score was 46.35 ± 26.51 and their spiritual well-being mean score was 69.58 ± 9.32. In addition, their COVID anxiety mean, score was found to be 16.85 ± 10.51. The results showed a significant direct correlation between the patients' spiritual well-being and resilience (r = 0.47, P < 0.001) and a significant inverse correlation between the patients' spiritual well-being and COVID-19-related anxiety (r = - 0.275, P < 0.001). In addition, there was a significant inverse correlation between the variables of resilience and COVID-19-related anxiety (r = - 0.637, P < 0.001). Based on multivariate linear regression, the most common predictors in resilience were age and history of infection with COVID-19, and in spiritual health and anxiety, was a history of infection with COVID-19. CONCLUSION Enhancement of spiritual well-being and resilience in patients should be an integral part of care as these qualities are valuable resources in fighting cancer and lowering patients' anxiety, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Zahra Khiyali
- Department of Gerontology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC), Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, 81936-13119, Iran
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- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center (NCDRC), Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, 81936-13119, Iran.
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Bozkur B, Güler M, Kandeğer A. The Mediating Role of Maternal Resilience in the Relationship Between Internalized Sexism and Couple Burnout in Mothers of Children with Disabilities. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10447-022-09480-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ljubičić M, Delin S, Kolčić I. Family and Individual Quality of Life in Parents of Children with Developmental Disorders and Diabetes Type 1. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11102861. [PMID: 35628987 PMCID: PMC9145317 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11102861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: This cross-sectional study assessed both family and individual quality of life (QOL), and their association with self-esteem, optimism, chronic psychological stress, anxiety, and depression in parents of children with chronic conditions. Methods: Parents of children with Down syndrome (DS), autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), cerebral palsy (CP), diabetes mellitus type 1 (DMT1), and parents of children without chronic diseases with typical development (TD) were included. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to assess parental characteristics associated with the domains of individual and family QOL. Results: Compared to the parents of TD children, parents of children with ASD and DS were more likely to report reduced family QOL in all domains, while parents of children with DMT1 had lower parental perception. Self-esteem was positively associated with all domains of individual QOL, while optimism was associated with the overall individual QOL perception and health. Higher stress perception was negatively associated with most of the domains of individual and family QOL. Conclusions: This study confirmed that parents of children with chronic conditions are more likely to have lower perception of both individual and family QOL, which were associated with self-esteem, chronic stress, anxiety, and depression. Interventions should focus not only on the child with a chronic condition but on parents too.
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- Marija Ljubičić
- Department of Health Studies, University of Zadar, Splitska 1, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital Zadar, Bože Peričića 5, 23000 Zadar, Croatia;
- Correspondence: or
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- Department of Pediatrics, General Hospital Zadar, Bože Peričića 5, 23000 Zadar, Croatia;
- Department of Psychology, University of Zadar, Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV 2, 23000 Zadar, Croatia
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- Department of Public Health, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000 Split, Croatia; or
- Algebra LAB, Algebra University College, Gradišćanska ul. 24, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Morcov MV, Pădure L, Morcov CG, Mirea A, Ghiță M, Onose G. Comparative Analysis of the Quality of Life in Families with Children or Adolescents Having Congenital versus Acquired Neuropathology. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:714. [PMID: 35626891 PMCID: PMC9139670 DOI: 10.3390/children9050714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM This research aims to determine whether the time of injury (congenital or acquired) affects the quality of life (QOL) in families having a child or adolescent with neurological impairment. DESIGN Comparative, cross-sectional study. MATERIAL AND METHODS To find out if there are differences in the quality of life domains between these two groups, 66 subjects (31 mothers of patients with congenital disorders and 35 mothers of patients with acquired disorders) completed the PedsQL-Family Impact Module (PedsQL-FIM), the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Short Form (WHOQOL-BRIEF), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). RESULTS Analyzing the PedsQL-FIM dimensions, we found significant differences between groups in terms of emotional functioning, communication, and worry, which favor the congenital group. There are no statistically significant differences between social functioning, cognitive functioning, and daily activities groups. No significant differences between groups when evaluating the WHOQOL-BRIEF's domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, environment) have been found. According to CERQ results, adaptive strategies had higher mean scores in the congenital than in the acquired group. The mean score for maladaptive strategies in the congenital group is higher than that in the acquired one, except for catastrophizing, which is higher for acquired. CONCLUSION Our findings show that the mothers of patients with acquired neuropathology have a lower quality of life in the emotional functioning, communication, and worry domains.
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- Maria V. Morcov
- National Clinical Centre of Neurorehabilitation for Children “Dr. N. Robanescu”, 041408 Bucharest, Romania; (M.V.M.); (L.P.); (C.G.M.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 020022 Bucharest, Romania;
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- National Clinical Centre of Neurorehabilitation for Children “Dr. N. Robanescu”, 041408 Bucharest, Romania; (M.V.M.); (L.P.); (C.G.M.)
- Faculty of Midwives and Nursing, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 020022 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Clinical Centre of Neurorehabilitation for Children “Dr. N. Robanescu”, 041408 Bucharest, Romania; (M.V.M.); (L.P.); (C.G.M.)
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- National Clinical Centre of Neurorehabilitation for Children “Dr. N. Robanescu”, 041408 Bucharest, Romania; (M.V.M.); (L.P.); (C.G.M.)
- Faculty of Midwives and Nursing, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 020022 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 050097 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 020022 Bucharest, Romania;
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Clinic Division, Teaching Emergency Hospital “Bagdasar-Arseni”, 041915 Bucharest, Romania
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