Distress and hopelessness among parents of children with congenital heart disease, parents of children with other diseases, and parents of healthy children

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dc.contributor.authorLawoko, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Joaquim J.F.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T08:46:19Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T08:46:19Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractWe examined differences in distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, and somatisation) and hopelessness (e.g., suicide ideation) among parents of congenital heart disease (CHD) children (PCCHD, n = 1092), parents of children with other diseases (PCOD, n = 112), and parents of healthy children (PHC, n = 293). In addition, we determined the proportion of parents in each group whose scores in distress and hopelessness, respectively, exceeded norms for psychiatric outpatients (POPN) and depressed people, and identified determinants of distress and hopelessness among all parents, and the PCCHD. Method: The parents completed a questionnaire about such areas as distress and hopelessness. The design was cross-sectional and data were collected during 20 consecutive days. Results: PCCHD were generally at higher risk of distress and hopelessness. A significant number of parents, in particular PCCHD, reported levels of distress and hopelessness within/above POPN and depressed people, respectively. Mothers within all parent groups had higher levels of distress and hopelessness than fathers, with the highest levels among mothers of children with CHD compared to mothers in the other groups. Fathers of children with CHD were doing worse than fathers belonging to the other groups. There were no differences between PCOD and PHC. Variables such as employment status and financial situation explained more of the variation in distress and hopelessness among parents than the diseases of their children. Conclusion: We corroborated previous findings and provide new insights into the experiences of PCCHD that may be of importance when considering intervention. Further research concerning the parents, in particular PCCHD, at risk of developing psychosocial problems is neededen_US
dc.identifier.citationLawoko, S., & Soares, JJ (2002). Distress and hopelessness among parents of children with congenital heart disease, parents of children with other diseases, and parents of healthy children. Journal of psychosomatic research , 52 (4), 193-208.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002239990200301X
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3295
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of psychosomatic researchen_US
dc.subjectCongenital heart diseaseen_US
dc.subjectDistressen_US
dc.subjectHopelessnessen_US
dc.subjectMothersen_US
dc.subjectFathersen_US
dc.subjectParentsen_US
dc.subjectPredictorsen_US
dc.titleDistress and hopelessness among parents of children with congenital heart disease, parents of children with other diseases, and parents of healthy childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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