ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Parental Psychological Flexibility as a Mediating Factor of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children after Hospitalization or Surgery.
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- Parents' Perceptions of Pediatric Surgical Patients Regarding Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Impact of Parents' Subjective Preparedness on Their Children's Post-Traumatic Symptoms Following Surgery.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Post-Traumatic Stress as a Psychological Effect of Mild Head Injuries in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Cross Sectional Study to Identify Traumatic Stress, Medical Phobia and Non-Adherence to Medical Care among Very Young Pediatric Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Parents' Time Perspective as a Predictor of Child's Postsurgical Pain, Emergence Delirium, and Parents' Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms after Child's Surgery.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIllness, surgery, and surgical hospitalization are significant stressors for children. Children exposed to such medical events may develop post-traumatic medical syndrome (PMTS, pediatric medical traumatic stress) that could slow their physical and emotional recovery.
objectiveThis study examined the relationship between the level of parental psychological resilience and the development of PMTS in young children.
methodWe surveyed 152 parents of children aged 1-6 who were admitted to the pediatric surgery department. Parents completed questionnaires in two phases. In the first phase, one of the parents completed the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-ll) and the Parental Psychological Flexibility (PPF) Questionnaire. In the second phase, about three months after discharge, the same parent completed the Young Child PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Checklist (YCPC) and the UCLA (Los Angeles, CA, USA) PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5 Parent/Caregiver Version for Children Age 6 Years and Younger Evaluating Post-traumatic Disorder. In addition, the parent completed a Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) questionnaire to assess the existence of post-traumatic symptoms in the parents.
resultsThe findings indicate that (1) a parent's psychological flexibility is significantly associated with the level of personal distress (r = -0.45,
conclusionsA parent's psychological flexibility may act as a protective factor against the development of the child's mental distress after hospitalization or surgery.
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