Journal article
Disease-Related Parenting Stress in Two Sickle Cell Disease Caregiver Samples: Preschool and Adolescent
Families systems & health, v 25(2), pp 147-161
Jun 2007
Abstract
This study examines developmental aspects of parenting stress related to caring for a child with sickle cell disease (SCD), assesses the association between disease-related parenting stress and family functioning, and explores the contributions of demographic variables and disease severity. Twenty-seven primary caregivers of preschool-age children and 41 primary caregivers of adolescents completed the Pediatric Inventory for Parents (Streisand, Braniecki, Tercyak, & Kazak, 2001) and a measure of family functioning. Disease severity was determined through medical file review. Results indicated significantly more parenting stress related to disease-related communication for caregivers of teens than of preschoolers, with similar significant findings for total frequency and total difficulty of disease-related events. Disease-related parenting stress was higher for those with lower family income and for a high-pain group compared with a low-pain group. In regression analyses, family income and family functioning were significant predictors of disease-related parenting stress. Unique demands based on child developmental level may contribute to parent stress and family functioning, warranting further consideration of the contribution of disease-related parenting stress to parent-child relationships in pediatric SCD.
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Details
- Title
- Disease-Related Parenting Stress in Two Sickle Cell Disease Caregiver Samples: Preschool and Adolescent
- Creators
- Lamia P. Barakat - Drexel UniversityChavis A. Patterson - Drexel UniversityReem A. Tarazi - Drexel UniversityElizabeth Ely - Drexel University
- Contributors
- Susan H McDaniel (Editor)Thomas L Campell (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Families systems & health, v 25(2), pp 147-161
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-34548861529
- Other Identifier
- 991021897414404721