Title
Maternal illness linked cognition and psychological well-being in Chennai
Authors
Sivagomathi Hariharaputhiran1, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran2,*, Kannan Kasinathan1, Amalorpava Rajathi Anthony Pitchai3, Dharani Masilamani3 & Faizunnisa Mohamed Asadullah Roomy1
Affiliation
1Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 2Department of Nursing Research, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; 3Department of Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The TN Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author
Sivagomathi Hariharaputhiran - E-mail:
sivagomathigajendran@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Kannan Kasinathan - E-mail: kanmani70@gmail.com
Amalorpava Rajathi Anthony Pitchai - E-mail:
jesuamalor2306@gmail.com
Dharani Masilamani - E-mail: karthiktvm77@gmail.com
Faizunnisa Mohamed Asadullah Roomy - E-mail: faizunnisasn@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026
Abstract
Thalassemia places a substantial caregiving burden on mothers, yet its psychological impact remains underexplored in India. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the illness cognition and psychological well-being among 60 mothers of children with thalassemia in Chennai. Most mothers had moderate illness cognition (73.33%) and low psychological well-being (68.33%). Illness cognition correlated positively with psychological well-being (r=0.36, p=0.01) and both were associated with maternal age, education and family type (p≤0.05). Thus, data shows that integrating illness-cognition assessment with psychosocial support into routine thalassemia care to improve maternal outcomes.
Keywords
Thalassemia; mothers; caregivers; cognition; psychological well-being; mental health; cross-sectional studies
Citation
Hariharaputhiran et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5884-5888 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
