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Citation

Narad ME, Yeates KO, Taylor HG, Stancin T, Wade SL. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 2016; 42(3): 304-314.

Affiliation

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/jpepsy/jsw079

PMID

27633324

Abstract

OBJECTIVE : Examine differences in maternal and paternal coping and distress following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and orthopedic injuries (OI). 

METHOD : Concurrent cohort/prospective design with five assessments between 1 and an average of 7 years after injury of children aged 3-6 years hospitalized for TBI (n = 87) or OI (n = 119). Mixed models analyses were used to examine hypotheses.

RESULTS : Overall, fathers reported greater depression and general distress than mothers 18 months after injury, but not at long-term follow-up. Active and acceptance coping were unrelated to parental sex, injury factors, or time since injury. A group × rater × time interaction was noted for Denial coping. Following severe TBI, fathers reported greater denial at 18 months, whereas mothers reported greater denial at the long-term follow-up. Denial coping did not differ between mothers and fathers following OI and moderate TBI.  CONCLUSIONS : Parental response to early TBI is complex and may warrant clinical intervention even years after injury.

© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.


Language: en

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