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KMID : 0607520050130020102
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2005 Volume.13 No. 2 p.102 ~ p.111
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Quality of Life and Related Factors in Caregivers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Patients
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Jeong Jong-Hyun
Hong Seung-Chul
Han Jin-Hee
Lee Sung-Pil
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of life and it’s related factors in caregivers of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients.
Methods: The subjects were 38 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients’ caregivers(mean age : , 38 women). Patients were diagnosed with DSM-IV-TR ADHD criteria. Korean version of WHOQOL-BREF(World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument Abbreviated Version) was used for assessment.
Results: 1) No significant differences were found in the score of WHOQOL-BREF, overall QOL, physical health domain, psychological domain, social relationships domain and environmental domain between caregiver and control group. 2) The score of Activity of daily living facet and self-esteem facet were significantly decreased in caregivers of ADHD. 3) Total score of WHOQOL-BREF(r=0.437, p=0.007) and physical health domain(r=0.370, p=0.024) were correlated with caregiver’s educational age. 4) In the psychological domain, the score of self-esteem facet(r=-0.337, p=0.039) and thinking, learning, memory & concentration facet(r=-.341, p=0.036) were decreased with caregiver’s age. 5) The score of environmental domain were significantly increased with caregiver’s educational age (r=0.482, p=0.003), but decreased with patient’s age(r=0.328, p=0.044).
Conclusion: Although the quality of life in caregivers of ADHD patient had not significantly decreased than control, the quality of lift were positively correlated with educational age of caregives, and negatively correlated with chronological age of caregivers and children. Above results suggest that physicians should consider integrated approaches for caregiver’s subjective quality of life in the management of ADHD.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of life, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Caregivers
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