Peeters Babette, Vriesman Mana H, Koppen Ilan J N, van Dijk Marieke, Grootenhuis Martha A, Di Lorenzo Carlo, Benninga Marc A
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Psychology, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
BMJ Paediatr Open. 2017 Nov 9;1(1):e000100. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000100. eCollection 2017.
To evaluate personality, psychological health, physical health and childrearing practices in mothers and fathers of children with functional constipation (FC) compared with mothers and fathers of healthy controls.
Cross-sectional cohort study.
Outpatient paediatric gastroenterology clinic at a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands.
Parents of children (4-16 years) presenting with FC were included between January 2010 and August 2012. Participating parents were asked to recruit parents of another child of the same age without FC as their own controls. Data of 116 mothers and 115 fathers of 127 children with FC, and 84 mothers and 73 fathers of 91 children without FC were collected.
Parental characteristics were evaluated by using the NEO Five-Factor Inventory to assess personality, the Brief Symptom Inventory and Physical Symptom Checklist to assess psychological and physical health and the Ghent Parental Behavior Scale to assess childrearing practices.
Mothers of constipated children had significant higher scores on the neuroticism personality factor and reported higher rates of overall psychological distress and depression. Both mothers and fathers of children with FC reported significant more physical symptoms than parents of children without FC. Mothers of children with FC showed more positive childrearing practices compared with controls.
Personality, psychological and physical health, and childrearing practices differ significantly between parents of children with FC and parents of control subjects. Parental factors should be taken into account when evaluating children with FC.
与健康对照儿童的父母相比，评估功能性便秘（FC）儿童的父母的人格、心理健康、身体健康及育儿方式。
横断面队列研究。
荷兰一家三级医院的儿科胃肠病门诊。
2010年1月至2012年8月期间纳入了患有FC的4至16岁儿童的父母。参与研究的父母被要求招募另一名同龄但无FC的儿童的父母作为他们自己的对照。收集了127名患有FC的儿童的116名母亲和115名父亲，以及91名无FC的儿童的84名母亲和73名父亲的数据。
通过使用大五人格量表评估人格、简明症状量表和身体症状清单评估心理和身体健康以及根特父母行为量表评估育儿方式来评估父母的特征。
便秘儿童的母亲在神经质人格因素上得分显著更高，并且报告的总体心理困扰和抑郁发生率更高。患有FC的儿童的父母（包括母亲和父亲）报告的身体症状比无FC的儿童的父母显著更多。与对照组相比，患有FC的儿童的母亲表现出更积极的育儿方式。
患有FC的儿童的父母与对照儿童的父母在人格、心理和身体健康以及育儿方式方面存在显著差异。在评估患有FC的儿童时应考虑父母因素。
