The Effects of Family Functioning on the Development of Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Their Parents Following Admission to the PICU.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report the rate of acute stress and posttraumatic stress among children and parents following PICU admission and the relation between family function and posttraumatic stress.

Design

Prospective, longitudinal, multi-informant observational study. Pediatric patients (n = 69) and parents were recruited in the ICU. They completed measures evaluating acute stress and posttraumatic stress during their hospitalization and at 3-month follow-up. Parents completed measures of family functioning during the hospitalization. Pearson correlations and multiple regression models were used to examine the relations between family functioning and acute stress and posttraumatic stress.

Setting

An academic, urban, pediatric hospital in California.

Patients

Children,

SUBMITTER: Nelson LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7518640 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature