Assessment of stress in mothers of children with severe breath-holding spells.

摘要: Background. Severe breath-holding spells (BHS) in children consist of a stereotypical sequence provocation to cry, noiseless expiration, color change, and loss consciousness. Parenting child who exhibits BHS is likely more stressful than parenting healthy child, owing this additional medical concern. It also with convulsive seizure disorder (SD), because it often not recognized or misdiagnosed as behavioral rather medical. Mothers were hypothesized suffer significantly greater stress mothers SD without any significant conditions. Objectives. To examine maternal BHS, identify the specific areas impact, compared control children. Methods. The Stress Index questions regarding how coped individually administered 34 16 SD, no conditions (controls). Results. experience overall disruption their attachment understanding mothers. These groups (BHS SD) perceived distractible/hyperactive, less adaptive, demanding did However, group alone showed sense competence parent, maintaining self-identity, receiving positive reinforcement from child. similar trend, but was significant. findings related health feelings depression/isolation, insufficient spousal support, child9s mood, other life stresses. Conclusion. impacts degree on these does children, although for group.