Psychological Distress Among Parents of Children With Chronic Health Conditions and Its Association With Unmet Supportive Care Needs and Children's Quality of Life.
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| Title: | Psychological Distress Among Parents of Children With Chronic Health Conditions and Its Association With Unmet Supportive Care Needs and Children's Quality of Life. |
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| Authors: | Thomas, Sangeetha1 (AUTHOR) thomassa@deakin.edu.au, Ryan, Nicholas P1,2 (AUTHOR), Byrne, Linda K1,3 (AUTHOR), Hendrieckx, Christel1,4,5 (AUTHOR), White, Victoria1,6 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Jan2024, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p45-55. 11p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Parent-child relationships, *Quality of life, *Child care, *Children's health, *Parents, *Chronic diseases, Psychological distress |
| Abstract: | Objective To assess parent psychological distress in families of children with common chronic health conditions (CHC) and to explore relationships between parent psychological distress, unmet supportive care needs and children's quality of life (QoL). Method Cross-sectional study involving parents of children diagnosed with a common CHC between 0 and 12 years of age and who had received treatment within the last 5 years. Eligible parents completed an online survey, that included the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) assessing distress in parents and a 34-item assessment of unmet supportive care needs across 6 domains. Parents completed ratings of their child's current functioning (QoL) using the 23-item PedsQL. Multivariable regression models examined the relative association between unmet needs, children's QoL and parents' depression, anxiety, and stress. Results The sample consisted of 194 parents of children with congenital heart disease (n =97; 50%), diabetes (n =50; 26%), cancer (n =39; 20%), and asthma (n =8; 4%). A significant proportion of parents had moderate–severe symptoms of depression (26%), anxiety (38%), and stress (40%). Of the PedsQL scales, the poorest outcomes were found for emotional and school functioning. Multivariable analyses showed that both higher unmet needs and poorer child emotional functioning were associated with parent depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Conclusion Evidence linking parent distress symptoms to higher unmet needs and poorer child emotional functioning suggests these factors may be targets for interventions to alleviate parent distress. Longitudinal research using larger samples is required to replicate findings, and clarify the magnitude and direction of associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Objective To assess parent psychological distress in families of children with common chronic health conditions (CHC) and to explore relationships between parent psychological distress, unmet supportive care needs and children's quality of life (QoL). Method Cross-sectional study involving parents of children diagnosed with a common CHC between 0 and 12 years of age and who had received treatment within the last 5 years. Eligible parents completed an online survey, that included the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) assessing distress in parents and a 34-item assessment of unmet supportive care needs across 6 domains. Parents completed ratings of their child's current functioning (QoL) using the 23-item PedsQL. Multivariable regression models examined the relative association between unmet needs, children's QoL and parents' depression, anxiety, and stress. Results The sample consisted of 194 parents of children with congenital heart disease (n =97; 50%), diabetes (n =50; 26%), cancer (n =39; 20%), and asthma (n =8; 4%). A significant proportion of parents had moderate–severe symptoms of depression (26%), anxiety (38%), and stress (40%). Of the PedsQL scales, the poorest outcomes were found for emotional and school functioning. Multivariable analyses showed that both higher unmet needs and poorer child emotional functioning were associated with parent depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. Conclusion Evidence linking parent distress symptoms to higher unmet needs and poorer child emotional functioning suggests these factors may be targets for interventions to alleviate parent distress. Longitudinal research using larger samples is required to replicate findings, and clarify the magnitude and direction of associations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01468693 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad074 |
