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Patterns of mental health problems and well-being in children with disabilities in Sweden: A cross-sectional survey and cluster analysis.
Täljedal, Torun; Granlund, Mats; Almqvist, Lena; Osman, Fatumo; Norén Selinus, Eva; Fängström, Karin.
Afiliación
  • Täljedal T; Region Västmanland - Uppsala University, Centre for Clinical Research, Västmanland Hospital Västerås, Västerås, Sweden.
  • Granlund M; CHAP, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Almqvist L; CHILD Research Environment, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
  • Osman F; Department of Mental Health, Norway Technical and Natural Sciences University, Trondheim, Norway.
  • Norén Selinus E; CHILD Research Environment, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
  • Fängström K; School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.
PLoS One ; 18(7): e0288815, 2023.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37463139
BACKGROUND: Children with disabilities have an increased risk of mental health problems. Patterns of mental health problems and well-being may vary. AIMS: To identify patterns of mental health problems and well-being in children with disabilities in Sweden, and investigate the influence of parental background (migration, education), and child cognitive level. METHOD: In this cross-sectional study, cluster analysis was used to analyse parents' ratings of conduct problems, emotional symptoms, and prosocial behaviour on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in children with disabilities (n = 136). The influence of parental background (migration, education) and child cognitive level on cluster membership was explored through multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS: Five clusters of mental health patterns emerged. Three clusters had mean ratings near or past clinical cut-off for one each of the SDQ-subscales. One cluster had difficulties on all three subscales. Greater child cognitive difficulties increased the likelihood of low prosocial behaviour (OR 2.501, p < .001) and of difficulties on all three subscales (OR 2.155, p = .006). Parental background did not influence cluster membership. CONCLUSION: Children with disabilities display varying mental health patterns. Awareness of the complexity of mental health patterns among children with disabilities is important. Screening and support for emotional symptoms and prosocial behaviour deficits should be considered for children with conduct problems.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Niños con Discapacidad Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Niños con Discapacidad Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Suecia