Health problems experienced by the caretakers attending the children with cardiac problems

Cardiac disease is difficult enough when it strikes adults but it can be especially tragic in children. Many different types of heart problems can affect children. They include congenital heart defects, viral infections that affect the heart and even heart disease acquired later in childhood due to illnesses or genetic syndromes. The good news is that with advances in medicine and technology, many children with heart disease go on to live active full lives. The present study makes an attempt to understand the variable on health problems experienced by the caretakers attending the children with cardiac problems. The results revealed that with respect to caretaker's health problems such as asthma, high blood pressure, headache, mental worries etc, 47 per cent faced severe level of health problems, 38 per cent faced moderate problems and only 15 per cent had mild health problems due to child's ill health.