Influence of health education on the psychological status of parents of children with adolescent depression
Objective To explore the influence of health education on the psychological status of par-ents of children with adolescent depression.Methods A total of 68 parents of children with adolescent depres-sion who visited Chongqing Mental Health Center from October 2020 to February 2021 were selected as the research subjects.The research subjects were psychologically assessed using the symptom checklist-90(SCL-90),self-rating depression scale(SDS),and self-rating anxiety scale(SAS).Results The scores of SCL-90 fac-tors(except for paranoia and psychiatric symptoms)before health education were higher than the domestic norm,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).There were statistically significant differ-ences in the SCL-90 factors(except for paranoia and psychiatric symptoms)scores after health education com-pared to before health education(P<0.01).The SDS and SAS scores before health education were higher than the domestic norm,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).The SDS and SAS scores after health education were lower than those before,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.01).Conclusion Adolescent depression can have an influence on the psychological status of parents of the sick children.Timely and systematic health education for parents of the sick children can improve their psychologi-cal status.