@article{ref1,
title="Post-traumatic stress reactions in caregivers of children and adolescents/young adults with severe diseases: a systematic review of risk and protective factors",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Carmassi, Claudia and Dell'Oste, Valerio and Foghi, Claudia and Bertelloni, Carlo Antonio and Conti, Eugenia and Calderoni, Sara and Battini, Roberta and Dell'osso, Liliana",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="e189-e189",
abstract="Severe illnesses in children and adolescents/young adults (AYAs) may represent a complex burden for patients and their caregivers, including a wide range of mental  disorders, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Few events are as  potentially traumatizing as having a son or a daughter diagnosed with a severe,  life-threatening, or disabling disease. The presence of PTSD symptoms in caregivers  may compromise their efficacy as caregivers and negatively affect the child's  well-being. This systematic review aims at outlining potential risk and protective  factors for the development of PTSD symptoms in caregivers of children and AYAs  affected by severe acute or chronic illnesses. Thirty-one studies on caregivers of  children and AYAs affected by severe, acute, or chronic diseases were included. Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics, illness-related distress,  psychiatric symptoms, support, and coping styles were found as potential  risk/protective factors across studies. It is crucial to consider risk factors  affecting caregivers of severely ill young patients, in order to plan focused  interventions aimed at preventing an adverse clinical outcome in caregivers and at  enhancing caregivers' coping skills, in order to ultimately improve their quality of  life.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18010189",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010189"
}