在儿科眼科患者群体中的父母压力
Sachin Kalarn1, Clare DeLaurentis1, Zaid Bilgrami1
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 419 West Redwood St., Suite 479, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Vision (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 21, 2023
概括
在儿科眼科中,家长的压力与一般人群的压力相当. 然而,单身父母,抑郁症或焦虑症患者,受教育程度较低或收入较低的人报告压力水平明显更高.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 父母的压力是影响儿童幸福感的重要因素.
- 了解儿科患者的压力对于有针对性的支持至关重要.
- 儿科眼科诊所服务于具有不同父母需求的多样化的患者群体.
研究的目的:
- 在儿科眼科环境中量化父母的压力水平.
- 确定与父母压力增加相关的人口和临床因素.
- 为了将这一群体的压力水平与普通人口进行比较.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究,对父母进行了"父母压力指数简单表格" (PSI-SF).
- 数据收集包括人口统计信息,父母抑郁症和焦虑评分.
- 统计分析采用了独立的样本t测试和千平方分析.
主要成果:
- 在儿科眼科中,家长的整体压力水平与一般人群没有显著差异.
- 未婚父母,患有抑郁症/焦虑症的父母,以及高中学历或更低学历的父母报告了更高的家长痛苦 (PD).
- 家庭收入中位数低于6万美元的家长也报告了更高的PD分数,特别是在郊区.
结论:
- 虽然整体压力与一般人群相似,但儿科眼科医学的特定子组面临更高的压力.
- 诸如婚姻状况,心理健康,教育和收入等因素显著影响父母的压力.
- 需要针对儿童眼科诊所的弱势家长群体进行有针对性的干预和支持.
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