Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Children with Thalassemia in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Ilma Tawarina, Ilma Tawarina, Farah Diba, Farah Diba

2018

Abstract

Thalassemia is an inherited disorder that can hardly be cured. A thalassemia patient needs blood transfusion for a lifetime. A child with thalassemia might experience emotional and behavioural changes due to some changes in his or her physical function which might lead to particular psychosocial effects. The purpose of this research was to identify the overview of emotional and behavioural aspects of children with thalassemia in one of the public hospital in Aceh. This descriptive-quantitative research was conducted with a cross-sectional study approach. There were 117 respondents participated in the study by using consecutive sampling technique. The data collected by utilising the ‘Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire’ (SDQ) assessing the emotional symptoms, behavioural issues, peer relations, hyperactivity disorder, and prosocial behaviour as the five sub-variables. The result of univariate data analysis showed that children with thalassemia had the emotional and behavioural aspects (89.7%), and the five sub-variables – emotional symptoms (74.4%), behavioural issues (76.9%), peer relations (59.0%), hyperactivity disorder (84.4%), and prosocial behaviour (69.2%). Hence, it is suggested that the medical workers keep educating the parents in order to maintain the emotional and behavioural aspects of children with Thalassemia.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tawarina I. and Diba F. (2018). Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Children with Thalassemia in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 255-260. DOI: 10.5220/0008397200002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Ilma Tawarina and Farah Diba},
title={Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Children with Thalassemia in Banda Aceh, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={255-260},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008397200002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - Emotional and Behavioral Aspects of Children with Thalassemia in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Tawarina I.
AU - Diba F.
PY - 2018
SP - 255
EP - 260
DO - 10.5220/0008397200002442