Depression and Fear about Maturation in Girls with Precocious Puberty and Depression and Anxiety in Their Mothers
10.21896/jksmch.2018.22.3.162
- Author:
Min Ju LEE
1
;
Seong Hwan BAEK
;
Sin Ae PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. psinai@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
precocious puberty;
depression;
anxiety;
fear
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Body Mass Index;
Counseling;
Depression;
Diagnosis;
Family Characteristics;
Female;
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone;
Humans;
Methods;
Mothers;
Puberty, Precocious
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2018;22(3):162-171
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study investigated depression and anxiety in girls with precocious puberty and in their mothers. METHOD: This study recruited 75 girls treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) and their mothers from October 2017 to April 2018. The girls completed the Korean Children's Depression Inventory (K-CDI) and Maturity Fear Scale (MFS), and their mothers were surveyed with the Korean Beck Depression Inventory (K-BDI) and Korean Beck Anxiety Inventory (K-BAI). RESULTS: The K-BDI scores showed statistically significant differences according to girl's age (p < 0.016) and household income (p < 0.037). The anxiety scores showed statistically significant differences according to girls' Body Mass Index (BMI) (p < 0.029) and household income (p < 0.005). There was a positive correlation between depression in girls and mothers (r=0.264, p < 0.050). CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest a need for understanding and counseling for depression in both girls??and their mothers during the process of diagnosis and treatment for precocious puberty.
