Nivel de depresión en progenitores de niños con síndrome de Down en Adinea, Cuenca 2017

Abstract

Mental illness and intellectual disability have had a psychosocial impact on families, since the emergence of humanity. The impact on parents about the diagnosis of the birth of a child with Down syndrome can lead to alterations in their mental health. Objective: "To determine the level of depression in parents of children with Down syndrome in ADINEA", Cuenca 2017. A quantitative, descriptive, and transversal research was performed. The population was constituted by 108 parents of 54 children with Down Syndrome that attend to the ADINEA center, the same ones that have access to the institution and gave us their consent to be part of the sample of this research. A survey was applied using the Beck`s Inventory Depression Questionnaire, to which some questions were added to describe demographic aspects of the research population. A form drawn up by the authors was used as instrument, where the obtained data was recorded, facilitating the processing of the same. For the analysis of the information Excel and SPSS version 22 programs were used, the information was presented in charts and graphs with their respective statistical analysis based on frequencies and percentages. Results: The age of parents was 20-25 years old with 29.63%, adolescent mothers with 5.55%. Between single, divorced people or in free union 68.47%. Predominance of the female sex with a 67.60% and a low school preparation of the parents with a 73.16% only with primary or basic secondary. Conclusions: The most prevalent depression levels were moderate and intermittent with 27.8% and 25%, respectively, with female sex being the most affected in both levels with 60% and 85.19%. The results will be taken as a basis for further research on the subject and providing data that will provide greater support to parents of children with Down syndrome.