Attachment and parental bond: impact on psychopathology, mental health and quality of life of hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC Psychology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 210 - 11
• Main Authors: De Pasquale, Concetta, Pistorio, Maria Luisa, Veroux, Massimiliano, Sapienza, Gabriella, Florio, Alberto, Hichy, Zira, Ekser, Burcin, Giaquinta, Alessia, Veroux, Pierfrancesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.07.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Attachment; Attachment theory; Bonds; Care and treatment; Chronic Disease; Chronic diseases; Chronic illnesses; Coping; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease; Health aspects; Hemodialysis; Hemodialysis patients; Humans; Intimacy; Kidney transplants; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Object Attachment; Parent and child; Parental bond; Parenting; Parents; Patients; Perceptions; Personality disorders; Psychological aspects; Psychology, Pathological; Psychopathology; Quality of Life; Stress; Suicidal behavior; Well being; United States; Attachment; Psychopathology; Hemodialysis; Parental bond; Mental health; Quality of life

Attachment theory represents a reference model for understanding better how pre-existing personality factors can influence the coping with some chronic conditions. The onset of a chronic disease can represent a "threat" to the relationships between the subject and parental figures accordin...