A cross sectional study of Parental stress in pediatric intensive care unit: at a tertiary centre, Mangalore.
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: To study the stress levels in parents of admitted patients as per clinical and Sociodemographic factors. Methods: Parents of 100 children admitted in pediatric intensive unit were selected randomly. The parental stress score in PICU (PSS: PICU) developed by Carter and Miles was used. The PSS: PICU scale covers three broad areas: personal- family, situational and environmental stressors Results: A total of 100 parents were interviewed. The age of the parents varied from 20 to 44 years. Age distributions of patients were as follows: 17 infants, 54 from 1 to 5 years, 11 from 5 to 10 years and 18 patients between 10-15 years of age. Among the 100 cases, 15 had acute encephalopathy, 12 had meningitis, 12 had seizure disorder, 11 had dengue, 8 had febrile seizure, and others had other miscellaneous causes. During the PICU stay, 73 children were on IV fluids. Parents of children who got admitted in PICU for the first time were more stressed (P <0.001). Conclusion: There is significant stress among parents of children admitted to PICU. The stress levels of parents don’t depend were independent of socioeconomic status
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Dr. Bhaskar Reddy
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