EVALUATION OF ANXIETY LEVEL AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH PES EQUINOVARUS.

The aim of this study is; to measure the attitudes of parents with children with congenital pes equinovarus towards the physical education class and to evaluate the anxiety level of participants, to measure the importance of physical activity for parents and the anxiety generated. This study was conducted with 213 parents of children with pes equinovarus. A survey form, Parents attitude scale towards physical education class (PASTPEC) and Beck anxiety scale (BAI) were applied to the families. Descriptive statistics were given with percentage and mean ± standart deviation (sd). The mean score taken from the BAI is 14.90±11.91. Accordingly, 64.8% of the participants had mild anxiety, 15.0% had moderate anxiety, and 20.2% had severe anxiety. PASTPEC mean total score is 89.58±10.83. 25.8% of the participants stated that their children did a different physical activity. When asked whether they had done any planned physical activity, 33.8% (n=72) answered positively. Severe anxiety is significantly lower in families whose children engage in activities on a regular basis. The frequency of anxiety is higher in those with low income status and those with low education status of their partner. PASTPEC score were found to be higher in those who did physical activity from parents, those with good income status, and those with high educational status of their spouse and themselves. The degree of pes equinovarus and the presence of other chronic diseases of the child do not change the attitude. The degree of pes equinovarus and whether the child has other chronic diseases did not have an effect on the severity of the parent's anxiety and PASTPEC score. The main influencing factors are education level and income status. The importance of social economic and social cultural levels of societies in terms of preventive medicine has also been shown in this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]