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Perceived support in parents of children with burns

M Willebrand1, J Sveen1

  • 1Department of Neuroscience (Psychiatry), Uppsala University, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.

General Hospital Psychiatry
|November 25, 2015
PubMed

Insights

Parents of pediatric burn patients often lack adequate support, particularly psychosocial support. This lack of support is linked to parental mental health and child

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric burn care
  • Psychosocial support
  • Parental well-being

Background:

  • Children with severe burns require extensive, long-term multiprofessional aftercare.
  • Research on parental satisfaction with post-pediatric burn care and support is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate parental perceptions of support following pediatric burns.
  • To identify associations between perceived support and parent, child, and injury characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • 101 parents of children (aged 0.4–17.8 years) completed questionnaires.
  • Assessments included perceived support, parental psychological symptoms, and child's health.
  • Time since injury ranged from 0.1 to 9.0 years.

Main Results:

  • 21% of parents reported a lack of psychosocial, medical, societal, or family support.
  • Lack of support was not linked to injury severity or sociodemographics.
  • It was significantly associated with parental anxiety, depression, fear avoidance, and child's health ratings.

Conclusions:

  • Perceived support levels were independent of burn severity and sociodemographic factors.
  • Care providers should address parental psychological symptoms and concerns about child's health and safety.
  • Increased attention to parental well-being and child's perceived vulnerability is crucial.
Abstract

Keywords:
BurnsChildParentPsychologicalSupport

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