Psychological stress and family functioning in mothers of children with allergic rhinitis

Chinese family management of chronic childhood conditions: A cluster analysis

“…Researchers have identified both family‐based and child‐based variables that influence FM of children's diseases. Several family‐specific variables have consistently been associated with FMSs, and may be predictive of a particular FMS, such as financial resources (Grineski, ), parents' employment (Emin, Mustafa, & Nedim, ; Montes & Halterman, ), maternal role (Schneider, Steele, Cadell, & Hemsworth, ), and geographic location (Lauver, ). For instance, Hovey () reported that parents in low‐income families expressed more concern about caring for the family and obtaining necessary information on their children's health than parents in high‐income families.…”

Paediatric rhinitis: position paper of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

“…The direct effect of symp-toms, indirect effect of sleep disturbance with consequent daily fatigue and the use of antihistamines (5) all result in impaired school performance (6). The impact extends to the rest of the family (7).…”

An important social problem: allergic rhinitis

“…[2] Mothers whose children have AR have significantly higher anxiety scores than mothers whose children have no disease. Although family assessment scores did not show a significant difference between groups, higher scores were detected in mothers whose children have AR.…”

“…[2] AR and related comorbidites has a significant impact on children's daily lives. Impairment of sleep, daytime symptoms and fatigue result in limitation of activities in school.…”