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Parent's Stress Predictors during a Child's Hospitalization.

Authors :
Zdun-Ryżewska A
Nadrowska N
Błażek M
Białek K
Zach E
Krywda-Rybska D
Source :
International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2021 Nov 16; Vol. 18 (22). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 16.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

A child's illness and hospitalization are particularly difficult and most often an unpredictable situation in a family's life cycle. The level of stress of a parent of a hospitalized child depends on many factors, such as the psychological characteristics of the child and the parent, the child's health condition, and support from the family and medical staff. Our research aimed to search for interactions between the stress experienced by the parent and the temperamental variables of both the child and the parent, and the support received from the family and hospital staff. Using three pencil-paper questionnaires-PSS, EAS-D, EAS-C-and interview questionnaire, we tested 203 parent-child dyads at the time of children hospitalization. It was revealed that the most notable moderator of the relationship between temperamental traits and the characteristics of the hospital-related situation is the child's age. When analyzing the situation of a family with a hospitalized child, particular attention should be paid to parental emotional distress, which, regardless of the child's age, predicts a high level of parental stress.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1660-4601
Volume :
18
Issue :
22
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of environmental research and public health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34831774
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212019