Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2023, 4(11); doi: 10.25236/AJMHS.2023.041103.
Wu Yuting1, Zhang Yao2, Hao Wanting2, Shi Yanru3, Liu Fang1
1Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712046, China
2The Military Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710032, China
3Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710032, China
To explore the correlation between family caregiving burden and depression level and childhood trauma of adolescent depression patients with non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).256 adolescent depression patients with NSSI were included as study subjects, and the questionnaires included the self-administered General Information Questionnaire (GIB), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Zarit Burden of Caregiver Interview (ZBI), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD).Childhood Trauma Questionnaire,CTQ), Caregiver Burden Inventory (Zarit Burden Interview, ZBI), and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD). According to the score of Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), we divided into traumatized and non-traumatized groups, and used chi-square test to compare the differences in general demographic information of the family members of the patients in the two groups, and Spearman's analysis to analyze the correlation between Caregiver's Burden (ZBI), Hamilton Depression Inventory (HAMD) and the total score of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) as well as the correlation of the various entries. We used the non-parametric test to explore the relationship among the level of depression, the level of burden and the childhood trauma. level and childhood trauma.The total ZBI score for family members of depressed patients in the no-trauma group was 18.5 (15,26) and 22.5 (18,30.5) in the traumatized group; the HAMD score for depressed patients in the no-trauma group was 22.5 (18.75,26) and 25 (21.75,30) in the traumatized group.The total ZBI score was correlated with the CTQ scale total scores, HAMD, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, somatic neglect, and emotional neglect were significantly and positively correlated (p < 0.05). Emotional abuse and somatic neglect, emotional neglect differed significantly in depression and family caregiving burden scales (p < 0.05). ZBI and HAMD scores were lower in the non-traumatized group than in the traumatized group, and ZBI and HAMD were positively correlated with CTQ scores. Traumatic experiences in childhood increase the burden of family caregiving and the level of depression in such patients.
Depression, Adolescents, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, Family Care Burden, Childhood Trauma
Wu Yuting, Zhang Yao, Hao Wanting, Shi Yanru, Liu Fang. Analysis of Depression Levels, Family Caregiving Burden, and Childhood Trauma Correlations in Adolescents with Depression Accompanied by NSSI. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 11: 14-25. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2023.041103.
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