Psychiatric disorders and caregiver burden in children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia and their caregivers

Table 1 Demographic details of the study population

Variable	Male (28)	Female (18)	Total, n (%)
Age (children)
4-8 years	10	9	19 (41.30)
9-12 years	12	5	17 (36.95)
13-16 years	6	4	10 (21.73)
Age (parents)
< 20 years	2	5	7 (15.2)
21-30	6	18	24 (52.17)
31-40	3	9	12 (26)
> 40	1	2	3 (6.5)
Residence
Rural	15	2	17 (37)
Urban	13	16	29 (63)
Family type
Nuclear	17	10	27 (58.69)
Joint	11	8	19 (41.30)
Socioeconomic status (prasad’s scale)
Upper middle class	3	4	7 (15.21)
Middle class	7	3	10 (21.7)
Lower middle class	6	5	11 (23.91)
Lower class	12	6	18 (39.13)

Table 2 Caregiver burden in the parents of thalassaemic children

Items	Mean
General strain	2.77
Isolation	2.93
Disappointment	2.77
Emotional involvement	2.78
Environment	2.75

Table 3 Psychiatric diagnosis among thalassaemic children and caregiver, n (%)

Psychiatric Disorder	Children	Caregiver
Major depressive disorder	7 (15.2)	13 (28.2)
Bipolar I disorder	0 (0.0)	2(4.3)
Generalized anxiety disorder	9 (19.6)	2 (4.3)
ADHD	4 (8.7)	0 (0.0)
Elimination disorder	9 (19.6)	0 (0.0)
Panic attack	1 (2.2)	1 (2.2)
Substance use disorder	0 (0.0)	5 (10.9)
Somatization disorder	0 (0.0)	6 (13.04)
Total	30 (65.3)	29 (62.67)

ADHD: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.