Studying the effect of disabled children’s family depression on the life quality of them with an emphasis on the social aspect

Abstract

Quality of life or a sense of feeling better is a very broad concept that encompasses all aspects of life, including health. This term that is used in different political, social and economic fields, is often applied in psychological research and medicine. According to many professionals, it includes various physiological, social, and the physical aspects. Bonomi divided the life quality into social, cultural, psychological, economic, physical and environmental, physical and social aspects of which the social aspect is examined here. Feeling better socially suggests the quality of relationships with family, friends, colleagues and the community. Correlation method was used for this purpose. A total of 60 people with disabilities (at three levels: physical, mental, common) 14 years old girls and their family members were selected as sample of the study. Sampling method and sampling instruments used in this study include SF-36 and Beck quality of life questionnaire in which both the validity and reliability were adequate. To analyze data, both descriptive and qualitative tests were used. The results show that there was a correlation between depression and life quality of family members. This means that depressed families with disable children have lower life quality.

Keywords

• social aspect
• depression
• quality of life
• disabled children