Parenting Stress and Parental Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Families After Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Farley, Lisa M.; DeMaso, David R.; D’Angelo, Eugene J.; Kinnamon, Carolyn; Bastardi, H.; Hill, Clara E.; Blume, Elizabeth D.; Logan, Deirdre E.

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2006.11.013

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“…This literature has largely focused on these phenomena within individuals, but it is possible that family members' trauma responses and physical health may be mutually influencing over time. A few past studies have found parent PTSD symptoms to be associated with child health status as rated by parents (Young et al, 2003) or by health care providers (Farley et al, 2007;Landolt et al, 2003). The current findings are consistent with this, and also suggest that parent traumatic stress symptoms may both shape and be shaped by parent appraisals of child health.…”

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confidence: 88%

Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of injured children

Kassam‐Adams

Fleisher

Winston

2009

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were examined in 334 parents of children with traffic-related injuries. In the first month after their child's injury, 12% of parents had ASD and another 25% had partial ASD. Among 251 parents assessed again approximately 6 months postinjury, 8% had PTSD and another 7% had partial PTSD. The ASD and PTSD severity were associated (r = .54), but ASD status was not a sensitive predictor of later PTSD. Independent predictors of ASD severity included prior trauma exposure, peritrauma exposure and perceptions of the child's pain and life threat, and child ASD severity. Independent predictors of PTSD severity included prior trauma exposure, parent ASD severity, and parent-rated child physical health at follow-up.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of injured children

Kassam‐Adams

Fleisher

Winston

2009

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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“…Wray et al 18 also found that some heart transplant recipients were anxious about their health, and posttraumatic stress disorder has been reported in 16% of adolescent organ transplant recipients 19 and in nearly 40% of parents of pediatric heart transplant recipients. 20 School and cognitive problems observed in our study have been reported by others, including increased risk of developmental or cognitive deficits and increased absence from school. [21][22][23] Interestingly, the observed trouble solving math problems in our study is also consistent with objective measurement of arithmetic scores in heart transplant recipients reported by others.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Quality of life in pediatric heart transplant recipients: A comparison with children with and without heart disease

Uzark

Griffin

Rodriguez

et al. 2012

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

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“…A high impact on family life was reported by parents whose children underwent kidney transplantation; they reached low scores on emotional functioning and showed high levels of worry [6]. Parents of pediatric organ transplant recipients experience significant psychological distress and as a consequence show moderate to severe posttraumatic stress symptoms [7,8]. Compared to parents of healthy children, depression is significantly more common in parents of children suffering from renal disease [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

Health-related quality of life, psychosocial strains, and coping in parents of children with chronic renal failure

Wiedebusch

Konrad²,

Foppe³

et al. 2010

Pediatr Nephrol

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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in parents of children suffering from renal disease is often diminished by the illness burden experienced in daily life and by unfavorable ways of coping. Our aim was to examine the relationship between psychosocial strains perceived by parents, their ways of coping, and HRQOL. In an anonymous cross-sectional study, parents completed a questionnaire concerning psychosocial strains, coping strategies, and HRQOL, as well as sociodemographic and illness parameters. Study participants were recruited in two outpatient dialysis centers. Participating in the study were 195 parents (105 mothers, 90 fathers; age 43 +/- 8 years; representing 108 families) of children suffering from renal disease (age 12 +/- 5 years). Parents of children with chronic renal failure reported moderate HRQOL with parents of children undergoing dialysis experiencing more limitations in quality of life than parents of children living with a kidney graft and parents of children undergoing conservative treatment. Mothers experienced lower HRQOL and higher psychosocial strains than fathers. HRQOL was predicted by the coping strategies "focusing on child" (beta = -0.25), "improving marital relationship" (beta = 0.24), "seeking social support" (beta = -0.22) and "self-acceptation and growth" (beta =0 .19) as well as parents' perceived limitation by illness in daily life (beta = -0.15; explained variance 57%). In the comprehensive care for families with a child suffering from a renal disease, screening for psychosocial strains and ways of coping, along with applying interventions to strengthen adaptive coping strategies, may be a preventative means of improving parents' quality of life.

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Parenting Stress and Parental Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Families After Pediatric Heart Transplantation

Cited by 95 publications

References 23 publications

Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of injured children

Acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of injured children

Quality of life in pediatric heart transplant recipients: A comparison with children with and without heart disease

Health-related quality of life, psychosocial strains, and coping in parents of children with chronic renal failure

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