Depressive, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms in Parents of Children Being Admitted for Febrile Seizures in a Tertiary Hospital in the East Coast of Malaysia.

Autor: Othman A; Department of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia., Razak SA; Department of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia., Nasir A; Department of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia., Ghazali AK; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.; Unit Biostatistics and Research, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia., Mohd Radzi MAR; Department of Paediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.; Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education [Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ] 2023 Jun 09; Vol. 13 (6), pp. 1015-1025. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 09.
DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe13060077
Abstrakt: Febrile seizures in children are an alarming experience for parents. This study aimed to assess the psychological functioning of parents of children when they were being admitted for treatment of febrile seizures in the hospital, the importance of which is clear, since parents are the primary custodian of their children. This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 110 participants whose child had been admitted for a febrile seizure to Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia from September 2020 until June 2021. The depression, anxiety, and stress levels were determined based on a validated Bahasa Melayu questionnaire of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). In addition, multiple logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors related to the participants' psychological functioning. The mean age of children with febrile seizures were 21 months old, and most children showed features of simple febrile seizures (71.8%). The prevalence of anxiety, stress, and depression were 58.2%, 29%, and 23.6%, respectively. Using multiple logistic regression, child age, family history of febrile seizures, family history of epilepsy, and length of stay in the ward were found to be significantly associated with anxiety when adjusted for other variables. Otherwise, for depression and stress, no significant associated variables were found when adjusted for other variables. Anxiety was highly reported by participants when their children were admitted for febrile seizures. Several factors impacted their anxiety, including the lower the child's age was, participants with no family history of febrile seizures before, and the longer duration of hospital stay. Therefore, further study and intervention on reducing the parent's anxiety could be emphasized in the future.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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