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Clinical determinants for State-Trait Anxiety Inventory of the parents of children with respiratory problems

Wicharn Boonjindasup1,2,3, Julie M Marchant2,4, Margaret S McElrea2,4

  • 1Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Paediatric Bronchiectasis (AusBREATHE), Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Pediatric Pulmonology
|September 26, 2023
PubMed

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Parental anxiety in pediatric respiratory clinics is linked to a child's cough and reduced lung function (FEV1/FVC), impacting quality of life. Addressing these factors is crucial for reducing parental distress.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health Outcomes Research

Background:

  • Parental anxiety in children with respiratory conditions is understudied.
  • Understanding anxiety determinants is clinically significant.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors associated with parental anxiety in pediatric respiratory clinics.
  • To examine the correlation between parental anxiety and quality of life (QoL) in children with chronic cough.

Main Methods:

  • Re-analysis of data from 106 children in a pediatric respiratory clinic.
  • Parents completed State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) pre- and post-consultation.
  • Children with chronic cough also completed a parent-proxy QoL tool; multivariable regression and Spearman's correlation were used.

Main Results:

  • Parental anxiety correlated with the presence of cough and lower FEV1/FVC pre-consultation.
  • Post-consultation, anxiety was associated only with cough.
  • Anxiety scores (STAI) strongly correlated with QoL scores (PC-QoL) pre-consultation, and modestly post-consultation.

Conclusions:

  • Parental anxiety in pediatric respiratory clinics is influenced by cough and lung function (FEV1/FVC).
  • Higher parental anxiety is associated with poorer child QoL.
  • Further research is needed to reduce parental anxiety, focusing on cough and lung function.
Abstract

Keywords:
anxietyburdenchildcoughlungquality-of-liferespiratoryspirometry

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