Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Parents of Children Esophageal Atresia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate psychological stress in parents of children with esophageal atresia and to explore factors associated with the development of Posttraumatic Stress disorder (PTSD).

Design

Self-report questionnaires were administered to parents of children with EA. Domains included: (1) sociodemographic data, current personal difficulties, assessment scales for the quality of life and for the global health status of the child (2) French-validated versions of the Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress disorder Questionnaire and of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Associations between PTSD and severity of the neonatal course, presence of severe sequelae at 2 years of age, and quality of life and global health status of children according to their par

SUBMITTER: Le Gouez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4783023 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature