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Patterns and Correlates of Changes in Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Lu-Chi Hsiao1, Shuenn-Nan Chiu2, Ling-Yin Chang1

  • 1Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics : JDBP
|December 2, 2021
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Parenting stress significantly impacts emotional and behavioral problems in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). Interventions reducing this stress may improve outcomes for these children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects children's development and well-being.
  • Emotional and behavioral problems are common in children with CHD.
  • Understanding changes in these problems and associated factors is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify patterns of change in emotional and behavioral problems in children with CHD.
  • To investigate factors associated with these changes.
  • To inform targeted interventions for children with CHD.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study of 327 children with CHD (aged 1.5-12 years) and their parents in Taiwan (2017-2019).
  • Utilized the Child Behavior Checklist for two survey waves.
  • Employed multinomial logistic regression to analyze patterns and associated factors.

Main Results:

  • Identified five change patterns: persistent normal, initial problematic, worsening, persistent problematic, and subclinical.
  • Parenting stress was consistently linked to problematic change patterns.
  • Other factors included child's sex, number of surgeries, and parental perceived health.

Conclusions:

  • Parenting stress plays a key role in the emotional and behavioral trajectories of children with CHD.
  • Interventions focused on reducing parenting stress could mitigate problem development and worsening.
  • Further research can explore specific intervention strategies.
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