Distress and post-traumatic stress in parents of patients with congenital gastrointestinal malformations: a cross-sectional cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital gastrointestinal malformation (CGIM) require neonatal surgical treatment and may lead to disease-specific sequelae, which have a potential psychological impact on parents. The aim of this study is to assess distress and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in parents of patients with CGIM. In this cross-sectional study, seventy-nine parents (47 mothers and 32 fathers) of 53 patients with CGIM completed the Distress Thermometer for Parents (DT-P) and the Self Rating Scale for Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (SRS-PTSD) as part of the multidisciplinary follow-up of their children (aged 5-35 months). Group differences were tested between parents and representative Dutch reference groups with regard to rates of (clinical) distress and PTSD, and severity

SUBMITTER: Roorda D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9465926 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature