Smirni Daniela, Carotenuto Marco, Precenzano Francesco, Smirni Pietro, Operto Francesca Felicia, Marotta Rosa, Roccella Michele
Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Università Degli Studi Della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2019 Jul 1;12:481-487. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S202469. eCollection 2019.
Chronic diseases in pediatric age have been identified as stressful risk factors for parents. Studies on caregivers have documented the impact of chronic parenting stress on emotion and cognition.
To investigate the differences between a group of mothers of children affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) for at least 4 years and a group of mothers of typically developing children (TDC) in relation to parental stress, self-esteem, locus of control, and memory performances.
A group of 86 mothers (mean age 35.6±4.9, ranged between 32 and 41 years) of children with OSAS diagnosis, and a group of 52 mothers of TDC (mean age 35.9±4.2, ranged between 32 and 41 years) participated in the study. All participants were administered stress level, global self-esteem, internal/external locus of control scales, and memory assessment.
Mothers of OSAS children, compared to mothers of TDC, had a significantly higher level of stress, lower self-esteem, more external locus of control and poorer memory performance.
The child respiratory disease, with its sudden and unpredictable features, appeared as a significant source of stress for the mother. Such stress condition may have an impact on mothers' personality traits (self-esteem, locus of control) and on their memory performances. The data have suggested a need for psychological support programs for mothers to better manage stress associated with children's respiratory disease.
儿童期慢性病已被确认为父母面临的压力风险因素。对照顾者的研究记录了长期育儿压力对情绪和认知的影响。
调查一组患有阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征（OSAS）至少4年的儿童的母亲与一组发育正常儿童（TDC）的母亲在父母压力、自尊、控制点和记忆表现方面的差异。
一组86名被诊断患有OSAS的儿童的母亲（平均年龄35.6±4.9岁，年龄范围在32至41岁之间）和一组52名TDC儿童的母亲（平均年龄35.9±4.2岁，年龄范围在32至41岁之间）参与了该研究。所有参与者都接受了压力水平、总体自尊、内控/外控量表和记忆评估。
与TDC儿童的母亲相比，OSAS儿童的母亲压力水平显著更高，自尊更低，外控倾向更强，记忆表现更差。
儿童呼吸系统疾病因其突发和不可预测的特点，似乎是母亲压力的重要来源。这种压力状况可能会影响母亲的个性特质（自尊、控制点）及其记忆表现。数据表明需要为母亲提供心理支持项目，以更好地管理与儿童呼吸系统疾病相关的压力。
