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Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 6/2016

01-06-2016 | Original Article

Health-related quality of life and mental health in parents of children with hemolytic uremic syndrome

Authors: Kathrin Buder, Helene Werner, Markus A. Landolt, Thomas J. Neuhaus, Guido F. Laube, Giuseppina Spartà

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

Background

Little is known about health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental health of parents having children with a history of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).

Methods

This study included 63 mothers and 58 fathers of a cohort of 63 HUS-affected children. At assessment, the mean time since a child experienced an acute episode of HUS was 6.4 years. Parental HRQoL, mental health and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed with standardized self-report questionnaires. Medical data were extracted from patients’ hospital records.

Results

The HRQoL and mental health of both the mothers and fathers were not impaired compared to normative data. However, a shorter time since a child’s acute HUS episode was a significant predictor of lower HRQoL among the mothers, while no such effect was found among the fathers. Two fathers (3 %), but no mothers, met the criteria for a diagnosis of HUS-related full PTSD; one father (2 %) and four mothers (6 %) met the criteria for a diagnosis of HUS-related partial PTSD.

Conclusions

Our study shows that most parents of our study sample were doing well in terms of HRQoL and mental health, although a small number met the criteria for full or partial PTSD diagnosis due to their child’s HUS. We therefore recommend that healthcare providers pay special attention to parents regarding PTSD symptoms during the clinical follow-up of a HUS-affected child since some parents may benefit from psychological support.
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Metadata
Title
Health-related quality of life and mental health in parents of children with hemolytic uremic syndrome
Authors
Kathrin Buder
Helene Werner
Markus A. Landolt
Thomas J. Neuhaus
Guido F. Laube
Giuseppina Spartà
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-015-3294-0

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