[ RETENTISSEMENT PSYCHOLOGIQUE DE LA DREPANOCYTOSE SUR LES PARENTS A LOME ]
Volume 23, Issue 4, July 2018, Pages 732–744
Kaka KALINA1, Marodégueba BARMA2, Adeline Adeyosola ADENIYI3, Lodegaèna Bassantéa KPASSAGOU4, and Koffiwaï Yanakou GBATI5
1 Psychologue clinicien, enseignant-chercheur, Institut National des Sciences de l’Education (INSE), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
2 Psychologue clinicienne au CHU Campus de Lomé, enseignante-chercheure, Institut National des Sciences de l’Education (INSE), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
3 Psychologue clinicienne, SOS Village d’Enfants de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
4 Psychologue clinicien au CHU Campus de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
5 Professeur de psychologie, Directeur de l’Institut National des Sciences de l’Education (INSE), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The sickle-cell sickness, a genetically-inherited sickness, is characterized by unpredictable painful outbursts and regular admissions to hospital as well. This current study aims at exploring its psychological effects on the parents whose children are suffering from the sickle-cell sickness. It was carried out at CHU Sylvanus Olympio, a Teaching Hospital, on ten (10) parents, aged between 20 and 50, thanks to a questionnaire on the (BDI-II) nervous depression inventory scale by Beck and a half-structured administration guidebook. The results show that parents’ reactions upon the diagnosis announcement are those of surprise, confusion and shock. Next to the discovery of the sickness, the anxiety during the outbursts, the ensuing admissions to hospital and the haunting idea of the child’s death overwhelm parents’ affection mindset. The target ten (10) parents present mild or moderate symptoms of nervous depression. On the whole, all these parents consider the sickle-cell sickness as a dangerous and fatal one, which causes nothing but worries and expenses. The parents of the children suffering from the sickle-cell sickness are psychologically deeply affected. It is thereby urgent to integrate the psychological aspect in the assistance schemes as regards the issue of the sickle-cell sickness in Togo.
Author Keywords: Sickle-cell sickness, psychological effects, consideration, parents, Lomé.
Volume 23, Issue 4, July 2018, Pages 732–744
Kaka KALINA1, Marodégueba BARMA2, Adeline Adeyosola ADENIYI3, Lodegaèna Bassantéa KPASSAGOU4, and Koffiwaï Yanakou GBATI5
1 Psychologue clinicien, enseignant-chercheur, Institut National des Sciences de l’Education (INSE), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
2 Psychologue clinicienne au CHU Campus de Lomé, enseignante-chercheure, Institut National des Sciences de l’Education (INSE), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
3 Psychologue clinicienne, SOS Village d’Enfants de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
4 Psychologue clinicien au CHU Campus de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
5 Professeur de psychologie, Directeur de l’Institut National des Sciences de l’Education (INSE), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The sickle-cell sickness, a genetically-inherited sickness, is characterized by unpredictable painful outbursts and regular admissions to hospital as well. This current study aims at exploring its psychological effects on the parents whose children are suffering from the sickle-cell sickness. It was carried out at CHU Sylvanus Olympio, a Teaching Hospital, on ten (10) parents, aged between 20 and 50, thanks to a questionnaire on the (BDI-II) nervous depression inventory scale by Beck and a half-structured administration guidebook. The results show that parents’ reactions upon the diagnosis announcement are those of surprise, confusion and shock. Next to the discovery of the sickness, the anxiety during the outbursts, the ensuing admissions to hospital and the haunting idea of the child’s death overwhelm parents’ affection mindset. The target ten (10) parents present mild or moderate symptoms of nervous depression. On the whole, all these parents consider the sickle-cell sickness as a dangerous and fatal one, which causes nothing but worries and expenses. The parents of the children suffering from the sickle-cell sickness are psychologically deeply affected. It is thereby urgent to integrate the psychological aspect in the assistance schemes as regards the issue of the sickle-cell sickness in Togo.
Author Keywords: Sickle-cell sickness, psychological effects, consideration, parents, Lomé.
Abstract: (french)
La drépanocytose, maladie génétique et héréditaire, est caractérisée par des crises douloureuses et imprévisibles ainsi que par des hospitalisations fréquentes. La présente étude se propose d’explorer son impact psychologique sur les parents d’enfants atteints. Elle a été réalisée au CHU Sylvanus Olympio sur dix (10) parents, âgés de 20 à 50 ans, par le biais d’un questionnaire, de l’Inventaire de dépression (BDI-II) de Beck et d’un guide d’entretien semi-structuré. Les résultats montrent que les réactions des parents lors de l’annonce du diagnostic sont la surprise, l’incompréhension et l’état de choc. Après la découverte de la maladie, l’angoisse lors des crises douloureuses et les hospitalisations ainsi que l’anticipation anxieuse de la mort de l’enfant, dominent le fonctionnement psychologique des parents. Les dix parents présentent les symptômes de dépression légère ou modérée. Tous les parents se représentent la drépanocytose comme une maladie grave, mortelle, pourvoyeuse de souffrance et budgétivore. Les parents d’enfants drépanocytaires sont durement affectés psychologiquement. Il urge donc d’intégrer le volet psychologique dans des programmes de prise en charge de la drépanocytose au Togo.
Author Keywords: drépanocytose, impact psychologique, représentation, parents, Lomé.
How to Cite this Article
Kaka KALINA, Marodégueba BARMA, Adeline Adeyosola ADENIYI, Lodegaèna Bassantéa KPASSAGOU, and Koffiwaï Yanakou GBATI, “PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE SICKLE-CELL SICKNESS ON PARENTS IN LOME,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 732–744, July 2018.
