ArticleCardiology in the young2021
Role alteration predicts anxiety and depressive symptoms in parents of infants with congenital heart disease: a pilot study.
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- Systematic Review of Instruments Assessing Psychosocial Adaptation and Outcomes Among Families of Children With Congenital Heart Disease.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Perceived family-centered care and post-traumatic stress in parents of infants cared for in the paediatric cardiac intensive care unit.Nursing in critical care · 2024Trial
- Early growth trajectory is associated with psychological stress in parents of infants with congenital heart disease, but moderated by quality of partner relationship.Journal of pediatric nursingTrial
- Parental Perceptions of Developmental Care Rounds in a Pediatric Heart Center.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Predicts Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease.Biological research for nursing · 2024Article
- Mental Health Symptoms in Parents of Infants 3 Months After Discharge Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · 2024Article
- Toxic Stress as a Potential Factor Inducing Negative Emotions in Parents of Newborns and Infants with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Developmental care pathway for hospitalised infants with CHD: on behalf of the Cardiac Newborn Neuroprotective Network, a Special Interest Group of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative.Cardiology in the young · 2023Article
- The Associations of Psychologic and Physiologic Manifestations of Parental Stress in Critical Congenital Heart Disease.Biological research for nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundParents of infants born with critical congenital heart disease are at risk for adverse mental health symptoms. The purpose of this study was to identify infant-, parent-, and environmental-based stressors for mothers and fathers after their infants' cardiac surgery, and to explore relationships between stressors and mental health symptoms of anxiety and depression.
methodsThis study enrolled 28 biological mother-father dyads from families admitted to the paediatric cardiac intensive care unit for cardiac surgery at one free-standing children's hospital in the Northeast. Paired t-tests were used to examine group differences between mothers and fathers on perceived stressors and mental health symptoms, while linear mixed effects modelling was used to explore the predictive relationship between perceived stressors, personal factors, and mental health symptoms.
resultsMothers reported higher perceived stressor scores of parental role alteration (t = 4.03, p < 0.01) and infant appearance and behaviour (t = 2.61, p = 0.02), and total perceived stress (t = 2.29 p = 0.03), compared to fathers. Mothers also reported higher anxiety (t = 2.47, p = 0.02) and depressive symptoms (t = 3.25, p < 0.01) than fathers. In multivariable analysis, parental role alteration significantly predicted anxiety (t = 5.20, p < 0.01, d = 0.77) and depressive symptoms (t = 7.09, p < 0.01, d = 1.05) for mothers and fathers. The consensus subscale of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale also significantly predicted depressive symptoms (t = -2.42, p = 0.02, d = 0.04).
conclusionParents were distressed during their infant's admission for surgical repair for critical congenital heart disease. Parental role alteration was significantly associated with parental anxiety and depressive symptoms, while poor relationship quality was associated with depressive symptoms, highlighting areas for potential nursing-led psychosocial led interventions.
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