Quality of Life of Children Between 5 and 7 Years and Affecting Factors

Halime Dağtekin; Nejla Canbulat Şahiner

Article Details

Quality of Life of Children Between 5 and 7 Years and Affecting Factors

Authors:

Halime Dağtekin | Nejla Canbulat Şahiner

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Journal:

Çocuk Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.149-158

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001296985

pISSN:

1308-8491

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Abstract:

 Aim: This study has been carried out as a descriptive research in order to determine childrens quality of life and the factors affecting their quality of life. Methods: The research data were obtained from 260 children between the ages of five and seven years and their parents in Türkiyes Karaman province between September 2019-June 2020. Data were collected using a questionnaire form and the child and parent forms for the Quality of Life Scale for Children. The study used frequencies, percentages, means, min and max values, Cronbachs alphas, t test results, ANOVA testing, the Mann Whitney U-test, and regression analyses to analyze the data, with the Bonferonni correction test being used in further analyses. Results: Of the students examined within the scope of the study, 53.1 were determined to be girls and 50 to be six years old; their mean body mass index BMI was identified as 15.31 SD  2.61. The mean score from the child version of the Quality of Life Scale for Children was seen to be 71.23 SD  13.28, and the mean score from the parent version was seen to be 65.69 SD  14.11. The childrens quality of life was determined to be affected by family income status, parents educational status, the presence of chronic diseases in the parents, and the presence of any disease diagnosed in the child. Conclusion: According to the research results, the children were found to have high mean scores for their overall quality of life, while the childrens quality of life scores as evaluated by the parents were found to be at a medium level. The lowest mean for the childrens and parents forms were found to occur in the sub-dimension of emotional functionality. The childrens quality of life was observed to vary according to certain variables such as the family income level, parents educational level, the presence of a chronic disease in the parents, and the presence of any disease diagnosed in the child.

 Aim: This study has been carried out as a descriptive research in order to determine childrens quality of life and the factors affecting their quality of life. Methods: The research data were obtained from 260 children between the ages of five and seven years and their parents in Türkiyes Karaman province between September 2019-June 2020. Data were collected using a questionnaire form and the child and parent forms for the Quality of Life Scale for Children. The study used frequencies, percentages, means, min and max values, Cronbachs alphas, t test results, ANOVA testing, the Mann Whitney U-test, and regression analyses to analyze the data, with the Bonferonni correction test being used in further analyses. Results: Of the students examined within the scope of the study, 53.1 were determined to be girls and 50 to be six years old; their mean body mass index BMI was identified as 15.31 SD  2.61. The mean score from the child version of the Quality of Life Scale for Children was seen to be 71.23 SD  13.28, and the mean score from the parent version was seen to be 65.69 SD  14.11. The childrens quality of life was determined to be affected by family income status, parents educational status, the presence of chronic diseases in the parents, and the presence of any disease diagnosed in the child. Conclusion: According to the research results, the children were found to have high mean scores for their overall quality of life, while the childrens quality of life scores as evaluated by the parents were found to be at a medium level. The lowest mean for the childrens and parents forms were found to occur in the sub-dimension of emotional functionality. The childrens quality of life was observed to vary according to certain variables such as the family income level, parents educational level, the presence of a chronic disease in the parents, and the presence of any disease diagnosed in the child.

 Aim: This study has been carried out as a descriptive research in order to determine childrens quality of life and the factors affecting their quality of life. Methods: The research data were obtained from 260 children between the ages of five and seven years and their parents in Türkiyes Karaman province between September 2019-June 2020. Data were collected using a questionnaire form and the child and parent forms for the Quality of Life Scale for Children. The study used frequencies, percentages, means, min and max values, Cronbachs alphas, t test results, ANOVA testing, the Mann Whitney U-test, and regression analyses to analyze the data, with the Bonferonni correction test being used in further analyses. Results: Of the students examined within the scope of the study, 53.1 were determined to be girls and 50 to be six years old; their mean body mass index BMI was identified as 15.31 SD  2.61. The mean score from the child version of the Quality of Life Scale for Children was seen to be 71.23 SD  13.28, and the mean score from the parent version was seen to be 65.69 SD  14.11. The childrens quality of life was determined to be affected by family income status, parents educational status, the presence of chronic diseases in the parents, and the presence of any disease diagnosed in the child. Conclusion: According to the research results, the children were found to have high mean scores for their overall quality of life, while the childrens quality of life scores as evaluated by the parents were found to be at a medium level. The lowest mean for the childrens and parents forms were found to occur in the sub-dimension of emotional functionality. The childrens quality of life was observed to vary according to certain variables such as the family income level, parents educational level, the presence of a chronic disease in the parents, and the presence of any disease diagnosed in the child.

 Amaç: Bu çalışma çocukların yaşam kalitelerinin ve yaşam kalitelerine etki eden faktörlerin belirlenmesini amacıyla tanımlayıcı tipte gerçekleştirildi. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma verileri Eylül 2019  Haziran 2020 tarihleri arasında Karaman ilinde 5-7 yaş aralığında öğrenim gören 260 çocuk ve ebeveynden elde edildi. Veriler, anket formu ve Çocuklar İçin Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği çocukebeveyn formu kullanılarak toplandı. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 21.0 programı kullanılarak; sayı, yüzde, ortalama, min maks değer, Chronbach Alfa, t testi, ANOVA, Mann Whitney U ve Regresyon analizi, ileri analizde ise Bonferonni testi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Araştırma kapsamındaki öğrencilerin 53.1inin kız, 50sinin 6 yaşında, beden kitle indeksi ortalamalarının 15.312.61 olduğu belirlendi. Çocuklar için yaşam kalitesi ölçeği çocuk versiyonundan alınan puan ortalamalarının 71.2313.28, ebeveyn versiyonundan alınan puan ortalamalarının 65.6914.11 olduğu görüldü. Çocukların yaşam kalitelerinin aile gelir durumu, anne baba eğitim durumu, anne babada kronik hastalık varlığı, çocukta tanı almış herhangi bir hastalık varlığı durumlarından etkilendiği belirlendi. Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçlarına göre çocukların toplam yaşam kalitesi yüksek puan ortalamalarının olduğu, ebeveynler tarafından değerlendirilen çocukların, yaşam kalitesi puanlarının ise orta düzey; çocuklar ve ebeveynler için en düşük ortalamanın duygusal işlevsellik alt boyutunda olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çocuklar İçin Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği değerlendirmesinde; çocukların, kendi yaşam kalitesinin yüksek, ebeveynlerinin ise çocuklarının yaşam kalitelerini orta düzeyde algıladıkları belirlendi. Çocukların yaşam kalitelerinin bazı değişkenlere göre aile gelir durumu, anne baba eğitim durumu, anne babada kronik hastalık varlığı, çocukta tanı almış herhangi bir hastalık varlığı değiştiği görülmüştür.

Article Details

Quality of Life of Children Between 5 and 7 Years and Affecting Factors

Authors:

Halime Dağtekin | Nejla Canbulat Şahiner

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Journal:

Çocuk Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.149-158

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001296985

pISSN:

1308-8491

Children’s Quality of Life

Child Nursing

NursingÇİYKÖ 4.0 Jenerik Çekirdek Ölçeği

Çocuk Hemşireliği

Yaşam Kalitesi

Issues

Article Details

Quality of Life of Children Between 5 and 7 Years and Affecting Factors

Authors: Halime Dağtekin | Nejla Canbulat Şahiner

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Journal: Çocuk Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.149-158

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001296985

pISSN: 1308-8491

Children’s Quality of Life

Child Nursing

NursingÇİYKÖ 4.0 Jenerik Çekirdek Ölçeği

Çocuk Hemşireliği

Yaşam Kalitesi

Issues

Authors:

Halime Dağtekin | Nejla Canbulat Şahiner

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Journal:

Çocuk Dergisi Vol.23 Issue 2, pp.149-158

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001296985

pISSN:

1308-8491