ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the status of family burden caused by anxiety and depression of parents and disease in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus to analyze the influence of family burden upon mental state of the parents. Methods Totally 100 parents from Shandong province whose children were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus were investigated with Self-Rating Anxiety Scale,Self-Rating Depression Sale and Family Burden Scale of Disease. Results The score of anxiety of parents was (46.22 ± 10.84) points while the score of depression was (49.20 ± 13.58) points, 98%(98/100) of the parents was influenced by family burden of disease. The higher the education level (F=4.874) and the monthly income(F=2.808),the lower the anxiety of parents,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Mothers had higher depression level than fathers(t=7.290).The higher the educational level(F=3.699), the lower the depression of parents, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Anxiety and depression of parents had positive correlation with family burden of disease(P<0.05 or 0.01). Conclusions The more serious burden of children with type 1 diabetes and their parents,the higher the level of anxiety and depression,which indicates that the nursing staff should pay special attention to the bad mood of parents with heavier burden in the process of nursing.and effective measurements should be taken to improve the unhealthy psychological state of parents. to provide a good family rehabilitation environment for children and to reduce the parents′unhealthy mood radically.