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Evaluation of Health and Happiness of Mothers of Children with Sleep Disorders

Received: 27 December 2016     Accepted: 17 January 2017     Published: 22 February 2017
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Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the overall health and happiness of healthy mothers of children with sleep disorder. Methods and material: This study was cross sectional study. To collect data from general health questionnaire (GHQ -28) with 28 questions and four subscales (somatic disorders, anxiety, social dysfunction and depression) and Oxford happiness questionnaire on five factors (satisfaction life, positive mood, health, and self-efficacy) with 29 questions was used. To analyze the data, independent t-test was used. Result: The results showed that the overall health and happiness of mothers of children with sleep disorder were affected by their children disorder. Conclusion: Mothers’ health is associated with and affected by their children and sleep disorders in children reduce the quality of life in mothers.

Published in European Journal of Preventive Medicine (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ejpm.20170501.12
Page(s) 19-22
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Keywords

Health, Happiness, Mothers, Children, Sleep Disorder

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  • Department of Social Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

  • Department of Psychiatry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

  • Department of Social Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

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