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Aim: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate depression and child neglect in mothers of children with growth retardation (GR).
Methods: The research was carried out at Bağlaraltı Training Health Care Center affiliated to Bursa University of Health Sciences Yüksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital. The study is a case control study. 200 children with GR between the ages of 0-6 and their mothers’ were enrolled as case group, as well as 200 children with similar age, gender, without GR and their mother were included in the study, as control group (CG). The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Maternal Child Neglect Scale were applied to the mothers.
Results: Depression levels of mothers whose children were in the GR group were high. BDI values increased the risk of GR by 1.062 times. In addition, it was found that physical neglect values increased the risk of GR by 1,464 times at a statistically significant level. The number of individuals living at home decreased the risk of GR and emotional neglect scores of the GR group.
Conclusions: In the study, the risk of depression and child neglect is higher in mothers of children with growth and development retardation. We believe that evaluating the mothers of children with developmental disabilities about depression and child neglect and taking the necessary measures can have a positive impact on the treatment processes of children.
