Coping, stress and negative psychological outcomes in parents of children admitted to a pediatric neurorehabilitation care unit.

CONCLUSIONS: This study sought to develop more understanding of the relationship among parenting stress, coping, and anxiety or depressive symptoms in parent of children hospitalized in a pediatric neurorehabilitation care unit. We suggest that examining parents may increase our understanding of the interplay between child and parent functioning in families with children admitted for the first time to a pediatric neurorehabilitation care unit.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Identify these predictors might help professionals to develop screening procedures to identify parent at high risk for anxiety or depression, and to conduct early interventions to reduce uncertainty and maladaptive coping strategies that may influences rehabilitation process.
PMID: 31290304 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - July 8, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Craig F, Savino R, Scoditti S, Lucarelli E, Fanizza I, De Rinaldis M, Gennaro L, Simone M, Russo L, Trabacca A Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research