Feeling of Burden, Psychological Distress, and Anxiety among Primary Caregivers of Children with Home Enteral Nutrition
| Autor: | Consuelo Pedrón-Giner, Caterina Calderon, Lilianne Gómez-López, Soraya Borraz, Cecilia Martínez-Costa, José Manuel Moreno-Villares |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Psychometrics media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Anxiety Enteral Nutrition Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Psychological testing Prospective Studies Child Psychiatry media_common Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Infant Caregiver burden Middle Aged Parenteral nutrition Caregivers Feeling El Niño Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom Psychology Psychosocial Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 36:188-195 |
| ISSN: | 1465-735X 0146-8693 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jpepsy/jsq069 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine the relationship between several psychological factors and the feeling of burden experienced by caregivers of children with home enteral nutrition. Methods Fifty-six mothers of pediatric patients with chronic diseases requiring long-term home enteral nutrition were recruited. They were asked to respond to specific questionnaires about their anxiety symptoms (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), psychological distress (SCL-90-R) and feeling of burden (Zarit-scale). Results Caregivers’ feeling of burden was found to be statistically associated to psychological distress (r ¼ .516, p < .001) and trait anxiety (r ¼ .376, p ¼ .005). No significant differences were found between the type of diagnosis and caregiver burden. Regression analysis indicated psychological distress has a partial mediational effect in the relationship between trait anxiety and caregivers’ burden. Conclusions Psychological distress and anxiety show a positive correlation with caregivers’ feeling of burden, and may disrupt family well-being. Early identification of high-risk situations is essential in order to plan specific psychosocial aid efficiently. |
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