Parent vs burn-injured child self-report: contributions to a better understanding of anxiety levels

Autor: R B Rimmer, Ian J. Sadler, Daniel M. Caruso, R Bay, Now Bahar Alam, Kevin N Foster
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of burn careresearch : official publication of the American Burn Association. 35(4)
ISSN: 1559-0488
Popis: Anxiety disorders are the most commonly reported form of mental health problem among youth, but they often go undiagnosed and untreated. This study examined the relationship between burn-injured youths' self-reported anxiety levels, as compared with their parent's perceptions of their child's emotional well-being. Burn-injured children were invited to voluntarily complete the Child Version of the 41-item survey, Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders, which consists of five anxiety subscales as well as a Total Anxiety Score. Parents were invited to complete the Parent Version. Sixty-three parent-child dyads, with girls (57%) and boys (43%), completed surveys. Mothers (73%) fathers (16%), and other caregivers (11%) participated. Youth mean age was 12.63 years and 60% reported visible burn scars. Matched-pairs t-tests were used to compare parent and child reports. Significantly lower mean scores were found between Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders Total Anxiety Score--Parent mean score of 10.52 vs the Youth mean score 21.06 (P
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