Anxiety and stress in mothers and fathers in the 24h after their child's surgery

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-233

  Scrimin, Sara ^a   Haynes, M ^b   Altoe G ^a   Bornstein, M H ^b   Axia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Paediatric surgery; Parent physician communication; Parental anxiety and acute stress symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; PARENTAL STRESS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WELLBEING; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FATHER; INJURY SCALE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65249090868     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00920.x     Document Type: Article

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