The impact of parenting stress on parents of school-age children with drug-resistant epilepsy
Background Psychological burdens can affect the quality of life among parents of children with epilepsy, especially parents of children with poor seizure control. The impact of stress on the parents of children with epilepsy is significantly comorbid with their children’s cognitive dysfunction and t...
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Published in | Frontiers in pediatrics Vol. 10; p. 948286 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
21.09.2022
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Summary: | Background
Psychological burdens can affect the quality of life among parents of children with epilepsy, especially parents of children with poor seizure control. The impact of stress on the parents of children with epilepsy is significantly comorbid with their children’s cognitive dysfunction and the severity of epilepsy. The aim of this study was to assess the stress levels of parents of school-age children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) and controlled-epilepsy after considering the children’s cognitive ability.
Methods
The study participants consisted of 35 children with typical development in the control group, 25 in the controlled-epilepsy group, 26 in the DRE group, and their parents. We used the Chinese version of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) to measure the stress levels of all parents; and the Wechsler intelligence scale for children-fourth edition (WISC-IV) Chinese version to assess the children’s cognition levels.
Results
Parenting stress was significantly higher among the parents of children with DRE than of those in the control and controlled-epilepsy group. The PSI’s child domain showed statistically significant subscales of adaptability, acceptability, demandingness, and distractibility/hyperactivity. Moreover, the high-risk ratio on the acceptability, adaptability, demandingness, and distractibility/hyperactivity subscales were also higher for the DRE group than for the controlled-epilepsy group and for the control group.
Conclusion
Seizure severity significantly influences parenting stress after considering cognitive dysfunction in children with epilepsy. Therefore, pediatricians and clinicians should consider epilepsy-specific stress in parents of children with DRE. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Reviewed by: Kuo-Liang Chiang, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taiwan; Wang-Tso Lee, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan This article was submitted to Pediatric Neurology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics Edited by: Hueng-chuen Fan, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taiwan ORCID: Hsin-Hui Lu, orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-591X |
ISSN: | 2296-2360 2296-2360 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fped.2022.948286 |