Psychological Distress Among Parents of Children With Chronic Health Conditions and Its Association With Unmet Supportive Care Needs and Children's Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess parent psychological distress in families of children with common chronic health conditions (CHC) and to explore relationships between parent psychological distress, unmet supportive care needs and children's quality of life (QoL).

Method

Cross-sectional study involving parents of children diagnosed with a common CHC between 0 and 12 years of age and who had received treatment within the last 5 years. Eligible parents completed an online survey, that included the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) assessing distress in parents and a 34-item assessment of unmet supportive care needs across 6 domains. Parents completed ratings of their child's current functioning (QoL) using the 23-item PedsQL. Multivariable regression models examined the relative as

SUBMITTER: Thomas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799716 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature