A Prospective Study of Factors Related to Mother-Infant Interaction in One-year-old Infants with Retinoblastoma

This study aimed to clarify the relationships among developmental characteristics of retinoblastoma (RB) infants, mother-infant interaction, and mental health of mothers. Prospective studies were conducted twice with 13 dyads of mothers and infants who were between one (Time 1) and two years old (Ti...

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Published inJournal of medical and dental sciences Vol. 62; no. 4; p. 103
Main Authors Nagayoshi, Michie, Hirose, Taiko, Omori, Takahide, Toju, Kyoko, Suzuki, Shigenobu, Okamitsu, Motoko, Kawamura, Aki, Takeo, Naoko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 2015
Subjects
Adult
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Japan
Longitudinal Studies
Mother-Child Relations - psychology
Mothers - psychology
Parenting - psychology
Prospective Studies
Retinal Neoplasms - psychology
Retinoblastoma - psychology
Stress, Psychological
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Summary:This study aimed to clarify the relationships among developmental characteristics of retinoblastoma (RB) infants, mother-infant interaction, and mental health of mothers. Prospective studies were conducted twice with 13 dyads of mothers and infants who were between one (Time 1) and two years old (Time 2). Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses were performed. The mean Developmental Quotients (DQ) significantly decreased between Time 1 and Time 2 (p < .05). Four (30.8%) infants showed DQ p < 85 at Time 1. They showed a DQ below the borderline at Time 2 and their developmental changes were different from RB infants in the normal DQ range. Infant Behavior Checklist-R (IBC-R) scores negatively correlated with DQ (p < .05). The mothers' Japanese Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale (JNCATS) scores were significantly higher than the normative mean. The IBC-R scores negatively correlated with mothers' JNCATS scores at Time 1 (ρ = -.66, p < .05) and positively correlated with the child domain scores on the Parenting Stress Index at Time 2 (ρ = .62, p < .05). Some RB infants showed a developmental delay. Mother-child interactions were negatively affected and mothers recognized their infants' problem. The support needs to be provided in early infancy.
ISSN:2185-9132
DOI:10.11480/jmds.620403