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Emotional and Behavioural disorders in a cohort with Down syndrome using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A pilot study
| العنوان: | Emotional and Behavioural disorders in a cohort with Down syndrome using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A pilot study |
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| المؤلفون: | Kavitha Sothirasan, A.J. Anand, Rashmi Mittal, Poh Choo Khoo, Suresh Chandran |
| المصدر: | Heliyon, Vol 6, Iss 10, Pp e05095- (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Elsevier, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Science (General) LCC:Social sciences (General) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Disability, Epidemiology, Genetic disorders, Health promotion, Pediatrics, Quality of life, Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99 |
| الوصف: | Background: Globally, mental health disorders and behavioural problems afflict persons with Down syndrome (DS) with a high prevalence reported in some studies. However, data on behavioural and emotional disorders in DS cohort in Asian countries are lacking. Aims: To assess the mental health status of children and adults with DS, using the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and its impact on caregivers using the impact supplement. Methods: The questionnaires were administered to caregivers of eligible participants aged ≥4 years. In addition, Down syndrome participant's ≥ 11 years old attempted the self-report. Scoring was done as per standard SDQ guidelines. Results: The total difficulties score was observed to be at least borderline high in 30.6% (19/62) of the participants. Peer relationships and conduct subscale issues were rated high, with abnormal internalizing scores predominating over externalizing scores. From parents' perspective, behavioural issues impacted 41.9% (26/62) of participants' in areas of education, peer relationship and leisure. However, only 3.8% (1/26) of the caregivers whose children had behavioural issues perceived them as a burden. Conclusions: Mental health difficulties are a significant morbidity in our DS cohort. SDQ is a useful user-friendly tool for identification of behavioural problems enabling timely referral for intervention and therapy. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2405-8440 |
| Relation: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020319381; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05095 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/a5701893d2fa4e648f7f4047307f81c6 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.5701893d2fa4e648f7f4047307f81c6 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 24058440 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05095 |