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To investigate the perception of acute psychological stress and anxiety among caregivers of children hospitalized for short durations with mild illnesses, and to assess the impact of supportive hospital services.

January 1, 2010The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatricsOpen Access

Children staying in hospital: a research on psychological stress of caregivers

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To investigate the perception of acute psychological stress and anxiety among caregivers of children hospitalized for short durations with mild illnesses, and to assess the impact of supportive hospital services.
Evaluated caregivers of pediatric patients hospitalized for mild, transient acute medical conditions.
Assessed psychological states using the Psychological Stress Measure (PSM) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
Caregivers perceived elevated levels of acute stress and anxiety during brief pediatric hospitalizations.
Perception of stress correlated with caregiver degree of kindred to the patient and the duration of the hospital stay.
Access to hospital school services was associated with lower caregiver irritability and improved perceived emotional control.

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Observational study reveals high acute stress and anxiety in caregivers of hospitalized children, suggesting hospital-based school services reduce caregiver strain.

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Elena Commodari (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c1b9ff8241cb45bfb8296 https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-36-40

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Observational study reveals high acute stress and anxiety in caregivers of hospitalized children, suggesting hospital-based school services reduce caregiver strain.

Children staying in hospital: a research on psychological stress of caregivers

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