Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in Ismailia
Background: Mental health issues are major public health concern. Primary caregivers of diabetic children carry multi-dimensional burden during management of this chronic condition and are vulnerable to various mental disorders. Objective(s): To identify the common mental health disorders and mental...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Alexandria University
2022-08-01
|
| Series: | Journal of High Institute of Public Health |
| Subjects: |
| _version_ | 1798030746334527488 |
|---|---|
| author | Shaimaa L. Lotfy Amany H. Refaat Shaimaa A. Amer Sally F. Elotla |
| author_facet | Shaimaa L. Lotfy Amany H. Refaat Shaimaa A. Amer Sally F. Elotla |
| author_sort | Shaimaa L. Lotfy |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: Mental health issues are major public health concern. Primary caregivers of diabetic children carry multi-dimensional burden during management of this chronic condition and are vulnerable to various mental disorders. Objective(s): To identify the common mental health disorders and mental health help-seeking behaviors among caregivers of diabetic children. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study including primary caregivers of children with type-1 diabetes (n=151) and caregivers of non-diabetic children (n=151) was carried out at Suez Canal University and Health Insurance hospitals in Ismailia, Egypt. Participants completed a structured questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, medical histories, and recent mental health help-seeking behaviors. WHO self-reporting questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) was used to assess the suspected Common Mental Health Disorders (CMHD) among studied caregivers. Results: suspected CMHD among caregivers of diabetic children was relatively higher than the caregivers of non-diabetic children (75.5% vs. 72.2%, p = 0.513). The proportion of caregivers of diabetic children who sought formal sources of mental health help was significantly lower than caregivers of non-diabetic children (6.7% vs. 20.5%). Caregivers with suspected CMHD had significantly lower perceived mental and physical health and sought mental health help more than those with no suspected CMHD (31.8% vs. 17.7%, p =0.02). The main significant determinants of suspected CMHD were the perceived mental and physical health (p < 0.001, and 0.027, respectively). Conclusion: No significant difference in CMHD existed between caregivers in studied groups. Caregivers of diabetic children were less likely to seek formal sources of mental health help-seeking. Perceived mental and physical health were the determinants of CMHD. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T19:45:13Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-abd8e7067c8445a9aa91761e1dcb00e9 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2357-0601 2357-061X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T19:45:13Z |
| publishDate | 2022-08-01 |
| publisher | Alexandria University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of High Institute of Public Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-abd8e7067c8445a9aa91761e1dcb00e92022-12-22T04:06:30ZengAlexandria UniversityJournal of High Institute of Public Health2357-06012357-061X2022-08-01522829010.21608/JHIPH.2022.266381Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in IsmailiaShaimaa L. Lotfy0 Amany H. Refaat1Shaimaa A. Amer2Sally F. Elotla3Department of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptDepartment of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptDepartment of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptDepartment of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptBackground: Mental health issues are major public health concern. Primary caregivers of diabetic children carry multi-dimensional burden during management of this chronic condition and are vulnerable to various mental disorders. Objective(s): To identify the common mental health disorders and mental health help-seeking behaviors among caregivers of diabetic children. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study including primary caregivers of children with type-1 diabetes (n=151) and caregivers of non-diabetic children (n=151) was carried out at Suez Canal University and Health Insurance hospitals in Ismailia, Egypt. Participants completed a structured questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, medical histories, and recent mental health help-seeking behaviors. WHO self-reporting questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20) was used to assess the suspected Common Mental Health Disorders (CMHD) among studied caregivers. Results: suspected CMHD among caregivers of diabetic children was relatively higher than the caregivers of non-diabetic children (75.5% vs. 72.2%, p = 0.513). The proportion of caregivers of diabetic children who sought formal sources of mental health help was significantly lower than caregivers of non-diabetic children (6.7% vs. 20.5%). Caregivers with suspected CMHD had significantly lower perceived mental and physical health and sought mental health help more than those with no suspected CMHD (31.8% vs. 17.7%, p =0.02). The main significant determinants of suspected CMHD were the perceived mental and physical health (p < 0.001, and 0.027, respectively). Conclusion: No significant difference in CMHD existed between caregivers in studied groups. Caregivers of diabetic children were less likely to seek formal sources of mental health help-seeking. Perceived mental and physical health were the determinants of CMHD.mental healthhelp-seeking behaviorcaregiversdiabetic children |
| spellingShingle | Shaimaa L. Lotfy Amany H. Refaat Shaimaa A. Amer Sally F. Elotla Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in Ismailia Journal of High Institute of Public Health mental health help-seeking behavior caregivers diabetic children |
| title | Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in Ismailia |
| title_full | Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in Ismailia |
| title_fullStr | Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in Ismailia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in Ismailia |
| title_short | Common Mental Health Disorders and Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors among Caregivers of Diabetic Children in Ismailia |
| title_sort | common mental health disorders and mental health help seeking behaviors among caregivers of diabetic children in ismailia |
| topic | mental health help-seeking behavior caregivers diabetic children |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT shaimaallotfy commonmentalhealthdisordersandmentalhealthhelpseekingbehaviorsamongcaregiversofdiabeticchildreninismailia AT amanyhrefaat commonmentalhealthdisordersandmentalhealthhelpseekingbehaviorsamongcaregiversofdiabeticchildreninismailia AT shaimaaaamer commonmentalhealthdisordersandmentalhealthhelpseekingbehaviorsamongcaregiversofdiabeticchildreninismailia AT sallyfelotla commonmentalhealthdisordersandmentalhealthhelpseekingbehaviorsamongcaregiversofdiabeticchildreninismailia |