Anxiety levels in parents of asymptomatic neonates and young infants referred for echocardiography
| Autor: | Sotirios Fouzas, Georgia Akrivopoulou, Katerina Galanopoulou, Ageliki A. Karatza, Gabriel Dimitriou, Despoina Gkentzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Primary care Anxiety Asymptomatic Young infants Parental education Medicine Humans Innocent murmurs Child Referral and Consultation General Psychology Multivariable linear regression Heart Murmurs business.industry Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Infant Reproductive Medicine Echocardiography Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Heart murmur medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of reproductive and infant psychology. 40(4) |
| ISSN: | 1469-672X |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION Previous studies in children with innocent murmurs have shown that parental concern is common. METHODS We assessed the anxiety levels among parents of asymptomatic neonates or infants up-to 6 weeks referred for cardiologic consultation because of a heart murmur. A six-item short-form of the state scale of the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was completed by the parents before and after consultation. RESULTS The average STAI score decreased from 14.42 ± 4.54 on arrival to 9.69 ± 4.26 after the consultation (p |
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