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2. Psychological Well-Being of Children with Asthma and Their Parents.

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Ferraro, Valentina Agnese, Spaggiari, Silvia, Zanconato, Stefania, Traversaro, Letizia, Carraro, Silvia, and Di Riso, Daniela

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*PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being, *ASTHMA in children, *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation, *PARENTAL influences, *MOTHERS, *SEPARATION anxiety
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Background/Objectives: The literature reports that emotional disorders in asthmatic children and their parents may affect asthma control. This research explores the baseline psychological well-being of asthmatic children and their mothers' and fathers' psychological functioning, focusing on the influence of the parents' anxiety and separation anxiety on children's asthma. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled children with non-severe asthma and their parents, and a group of healthy children and their parents. The asthmatic children underwent anamnestic investigation, including asthma control and spirometry. Then, both the asthmatic and control triads filled a survey assessing their psychological functioning. Results: Among the 40 asthmatic children enrolled (8–18 years old), most had good clinical control maintained with GINA (Global Initiative for Asthma) therapy step 1–2 (14 patients, 35%) or step 3–4 (26 patients, 65%); 12 patients (30%) had at least one steroid course in the year before enrollment. They exhibited normal psychological adjustment but elevated levels of general (U = 179,500; p < 0.001) and state anxiety (U = 170,000; p < 0.001) compared to healthy peers. Additionally, the asthmatic children's mothers displayed higher levels of separation anxiety compared to the fathers (t = −2.865, p = 0.006). Increased separation anxiety in the mothers corresponded to a history of at least one exacerbation in the previous year. Conclusions: The asthmatic children exhibited normal psychological adjustment with higher general and state anxiety. Also, their mothers showed greater levels of separation anxiety compared to their fathers. Lastly, higher mothers' separation anxiety corresponded to a history of at least one exacerbation in the previous year. The influence of the parents' psychological well-being on the children's asthma control was previously unexplored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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8. Spending Time with Mothers as a Resource for Children with Chronic Diseases: A Comparison of Asthma, Type 1 Diabetes, and Cancer during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Spaggiari, Silvia, primary, Forlini, Virginia, additional, Carraro, Silvia, additional, Ferraro, Valentina Agnese, additional, Zanconato, Stefania, additional, Montanaro, Maria, additional, Cecinati, Valerio, additional, Zaffani, Silvana, additional, Maffeis, Claudio, additional, and Di Riso, Daniela, additional

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2022
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