Assessment of quality of life and psychosocial status of mothers whose childrenunderwent congenital heart surgery

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of mothers whose children underwent cardiac surgery. Patients and methods: This prospective, case-control study included a total of 103 children (52 males, 51 females; mean age: 59.1±56.1months; range, 1 month-18 years) who underwent congenital heart surgery and their mothers between September 2019 and April 2020.The children who underwent cardiac surgery and their mothers were included as the study group (n=48). The control group (n=55)included healthy children and their mothers. Sociodemographic data of the children and their mothers were recorded. The World HealthOrganization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was administered to the mothers. Results: Both groups were similar in terms of age, sex, height, and birth weight, maternal age, education and marital status, and presenceof comorbidities (p>0.05). The scores in a 0-100 scale of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environmentdomains of the WHOQOL-BREF were statistically lower in the study group (p