Divorce in families of children with Down Syndrome or Rett Syndrome

This study evaluates the impact in the stability and management of the marriage of parents of a child with Down or Rett Syndrome. Morbidity of the syndromes and the marital status of the couples before and after the birth of the affected children were considered variables. The divorce rate in famili...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2015-05, Vol.20 (5), p.1363-1369
Hauptverfasser: Lederman, Vivian Renne Gerber, Alves, Bianca dos Santos, Negrão, Juliana, Maria, Juliana Negrão, Schwartzman, José Salomão, D'Antino, Maria Eloisa Famá, Brunoni, Decio
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Zusammenfassung:This study evaluates the impact in the stability and management of the marriage of parents of a child with Down or Rett Syndrome. Morbidity of the syndromes and the marital status of the couples before and after the birth of the affected children were considered variables. The divorce rate in families with Down syndrome was 10%, similar to the Brazilian rate population. In Rett Syndrome, the divorce rate was significantly higher, 23.5%. The higher morbidity of Rett Syndrome, and the moment of diagnosis could be relevant factors for the increased divorce rate related to this syndrome.
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
1678-4561
1413-8123
DOI:10.1590/1413-81232015205.13932014