To Assess the Social Maturity Level among Congenital Heart Defect Children

Abstract

In India about 27 million children are born each year, But nearly 2 million of them do not live to the age
of 5. Due to increase of medical surgical treatment there is decrease in mortality rate but increase
psychosocial problem in pediatrics. It is estimated that 125,000 children are born every year with
congenital heart disease. Children in today’s society seem to be much more pampered and less
responsible than they were a few decades ago. They also seemed to have lost much of the value system
that most of us took for granted while growing up. The children is found to be embraced the entrance into
the fascinating cultural and social that set them apart from adults. Social maturity has to do with how well
people understand the nature of the social world they live within. Social maturity is what enables us to
function as healthy adults. Children are by definition, socially immature, and nobody wants them to stay
the same way as they grow into adults. In fact, a great deal of difficulty is involved in helping children
finds their way to become mature adults. It includes the development of social skills, psychomotor skills,
self care skills, social development. Any types of diseases can interfere with these skills with over
pampering and over cautiousness.
To assess the Social Maturity Level among Congenital Heart Defect Children .This study on social
maturity will help the researcher to find out the levels of social maturity among the congenital heart
defect children. This will enable the parents, teachers to deal effectively with their children and help them
to become mature adult.
The study follows the descriptive research design with sampling technique of convenient sampling
technique. The sample size selected was 50 cardiac paediatric patients.
The study reveals very superior social maturity level among Congenital Heart Diseased Children.
The preliminary study about social maturity level among congenital heart defect shows very superior
social maturity level among children. This particularly emphasize on multidimensional assessment and
treatment at earlier stage