Citation

Labrell F, Câmara-Costa H, Dufour C, Grill J, Dellatolas G, Chevignard M. Brain Inj. 2018; 32(13-14): 1780-1786.

Affiliation

Rehabilitation Department for children with acquired neurological injury, and Outreach Team for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury, Saint Maurice Hospitals , Saint Maurice , France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02699052.2018.1524931

PMID

30296189

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Studies on parental stress following childhood acquired brain injury (ABI-including brain tumours (BT) and other brain injuries) are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess maternal stress in a sample of children and adolescents diagnosed with severe paediatric ABI.

METHODS: Seventy-eight X-speaking mothers of 37 with BT and 41 with other ABIs completed the Paediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Family Assessment Device (FAD) at a mean time since diagnosis of 1.5 years.

RESULTS: The PIP correlated significantly with the STAI and the FAD. Socio-demographic factors, such as the age of mother and child, and the mother's educational level, were correlated with both maternal stress and anxiety. Maternal stress scores were comparable between groups. Emotional functioning was the most markedly affected domain, followed by parental role.

CONCLUSIONS: Emotional stress as assessed by the PIP in mothers of children with ABI is significant and should motivate specific psychosocial interventions.

Language: en

Keywords

Maternal stress; acquired brain injury; brain tumour; childhood stroke; interventions; questionnaires; traumatic brain injury