TY - JOUR
T1 - Stress in mothers and fathers of children with obstetrical brachial plexus injuries
AU - McLean, Louise Anne
AU - Harvey, David Hubert
AU - Mutimer, Keith
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The stress load of 26 pairs of parents of children with obstetrical brachial plexus
injuries (OBPI) was examined. Parents completed self-reports of condition-related
stress, global stress, and psychological distress as well as medical and demographic
questions. No significant differences were found between mean scores for mothers
and fathers. Strong correlations were found between all study variables for mothers.
Only global stress was related to psychological distress for fathers. Differences in
the pattern of inter-relationships between maternal and paternal disability-related
stress, global stress, and psychological distress should be taken into account when
developing interventions to support families of children with OBPI.
AB - The stress load of 26 pairs of parents of children with obstetrical brachial plexus
injuries (OBPI) was examined. Parents completed self-reports of condition-related
stress, global stress, and psychological distress as well as medical and demographic
questions. No significant differences were found between mean scores for mothers
and fathers. Strong correlations were found between all study variables for mothers.
Only global stress was related to psychological distress for fathers. Differences in
the pattern of inter-relationships between maternal and paternal disability-related
stress, global stress, and psychological distress should be taken into account when
developing interventions to support families of children with OBPI.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02739615.2014.880919
U2 - 10.1080/02739615.2014.880919
DO - 10.1080/02739615.2014.880919
M3 - Article
SN - 0273-9615
VL - 44
SP - 105
EP - 118
JO - Children's Health Care
JF - Children's Health Care
IS - 2
ER -