TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Maternal and paternal distress and coping over time following pediatric traumatic brain injury
JO  - Journal of pediatric psychology
A1  - Narad, Megan E.
A1  - Yeates, Keith O.
A1  - Taylor, H. Gerry
A1  - Stancin, Terry
A1  - Wade, Shari L.
SP  - 304
EP  - 314
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
N2  - 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. <br><br>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.<br><br>© 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-8693
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsw079
ID  - ref1
ER  -