| A Comparative Study of Parental Stress in Families with Epileptic Children |
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Bo-Young Kim1, Sung Min Cho2 |
1Department of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Taegu University, Kyongsan, Korea
2Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Pohang, Korea |
| 간질아동 부모의 스트레스에 관한 비교 연구 |
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김보영1, 조성민2 |
1대구대학교 대학원 사회복지학과
2동국대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Sung Min Cho, Email: smcho@dongguk.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: The purpose of this study is to assess and compare the stress of mothers and fathers
in families with epileptic children, and to assess contributing factors to their stress.
Methods
: We used a family stress survey with 35 questionnaires to obtain data concerning the
parents' perceived stress. Data were analyzed with SPSS 8.0 program using Pearson correlation
coefficient, oneway ANOVA, and multiple range test.
Results
: The parents' stress level seemed not so high and there was no significant difference in
stress level between mothers and fathers. There was no significant correlation between most demographic
variables of the parents and parents' stress level. But the time of bringing epileptic
children correlates positively with the stress level. Oneway ANOVA showed the differences of
parents' stress level according to the education institution, seizure type, number of antiepileptic
drugs, and the combined disabilities of the sufferer.
Conclusion
: The results of present study indicate that the stress level in the families with epileptic
children may be influenced by some treatment-related characteristics of epileptic children
such as seizure type, number of antiepileptic drugs, combined disabilities and the raising method
of hospital expenses. |
| Key Words:
Stress, Epilepsy, Parents, Epileptic Children |
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