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01-12-2023 | Enterostomy | Original Article

Negative emotions and quality of life of parents with children diagnosed with anorectal malformations

Authors: Benjuan Ying, Fang Wu, Yi Wang, Wei Feng, Jinping Hou, Rong Liu

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the anxiety, depression, stress, and quality of life of parents with children diagnosed with anorectal malformations.

Methods

68 parents participated in the study and completed the unified Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF.

Results

Compared with the Chinese reference values, parents in our study had higher scores on anxiety and depression and lower scores on the psychological and environmental domain of the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF. Parents who live in rural areas, pay for medical treatment out of pocket, and have multiple children are prone to feel anxious. Parents with multiple children also scored worse in the domains of physiology, psychology, social relationships, and general quality of life assessment. They scored significantly lower in the domains of psychology and social relationships when parents had a low education level. Parents of children who had undergone staged operations got lower scores on the general quality of life assessment.

Conclusions

Parents of children with anorectal malformations have varying degrees of psychological and emotional problems that require attention in the clinic.

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Title: Negative emotions and quality of life of parents with children diagnosed with anorectal malformations
Authors: Benjuan Ying
Fang Wu
Yi Wang
Wei Feng
Jinping Hou
Rong Liu
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Enterostomy
Enterostomy
Anxiety
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-023-05469-z

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Negative emotions and quality of life of parents with children diagnosed with anorectal malformations

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