Psychological State of Parents of Children with Primary Immunodeficiencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Akdag B., oender A., Gizli coban O., KOCACIK UYGUN D. F., Suerer Adanir A., ERDEM ÜNŞAR A., ...Daha Fazla

Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.12-18, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1089/ped.2021.0081
  • Dergi Adı: Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.12-18
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: anxiety, COVID-19, pandemic, post-traumatic stress disorder, primary immunodeficiency, DISEASE, ANXIETY, CARE
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: COVID-19 has affected humanity not only physically but also mentally. It was expected to have impact on high-risk groups such as the immunocompromised patients and parents/caregivers of them. Our study was aimed to investigate the COVID-19related anxiety, post-traumatic stress levels, and sleep-related parameters of the parents of children with primary immunodeficiency.Methods: Parents of children with primary immunodeficiency and age and gender-matched control group completed questionnaires.Results: Anxiety and post-traumatic stress levels of the study group were found to be significantly higher than the control group. Furthermore, sleep time of the study group was significantly lower than the control group. The subjective sleep quality of the study group was also lower in the study group, but the difference did not reach a significant level.Conclusions: In the ongoing and other possible pandemic processes, professional support for the parents of these children is of great importance.