ArticleJournal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP
A pilot study comparing traumatic stress symptoms by child and parent report across pediatric chronic illness groups.
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- Early Emotional, Behavioural and Social Development of Infants and Young Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2020Pooled it
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- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in caregivers of pediatric neurosurgical patients.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Medical Conditions: Emotion Dysregulation as a Mediator of Adjustment.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2020Article
- Cortisol as an Acute Stress Biomarker in Young Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Patients/Caregivers: Active Music Engagement Protocol.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Article
- Active Music Engagement and Cortisol as an Acute Stress Biomarker in Young Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients and Caregivers: Results of a Single Case Design Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- The start of the transplant journey: referral for pediatric solid organ transplantation.Pediatric transplantation · 2014Review
- Concordance of parent proxy report and child self-report of posttraumatic stress in children with cancer and healthy children: influence of parental posttraumatic stress.Psycho-oncology · 2013Article
- Design of a prospective study on mental health and quality of life of maltreated children (aged 5-16 years) after a report to an advice and reporting center on child abuse and neglect.BMC public health · 2013Article
- The Role of Anxiety Control and Treatment Implications of Informant Agreement on Child PTSD Symptoms.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Article
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Abstract
objectiveResearchers have recently used a framework of traumatic stress to describe the psychological functioning of children experiencing a chronic illness and their families; however, few studies are available directly comparing symptoms across disease groups. This study compared traumatic stress symptoms of youth being considered for solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, youth diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus, youth diagnosed with sickle cell disease and their parents. Correlates of traumatic stress across these populations were also examined.
methodParticipants included 64 youth and caregiver dyads with previously scheduled appointments at 1 of 3 specialty clinics. Parents completed measures of family demographics, traumatic stress symptoms, and child functional status. Youth (n = 45) and parents each completed self-report and parent-proxy measures of youth traumatic stress symptoms.
resultsTen percent of youth by self-report, 18% of youth by parent-proxy report, and 13% of caregivers described symptoms suggestive of posttraumatic stress disorder. Parents of pediatric transplant self-reported greater symptoms than caregivers of youth with human immunodeficiency virus and sickle cell disease (p < .05). Although child functional impairment did not predict child symptoms, a trend was found where parents experiencing more traumatic stress symptoms themselves reported their children experienced greater symptoms by parent-proxy report (p =.07).
conclusionFindings suggest that although most children and parents across disease groups report subclinical levels of traumatic stress symptoms, traumatic stress symptoms may be especially salient for families of pediatric transplant candidates. Although interventions are currently available to treat posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, they will likely need to be individualized to meet the needs of specific disease groups.
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