Parental Stress in a Pediatric Ophthalmology Population

Author:

Kalarn Sachin1ORCID,DeLaurentis Clare1,Bilgrami Zaid1,Thompson Ryan1,Saeedi Osamah1ORCID,Alexander Janet1,Collins Mary Louise2,Jensen Allison2,Notarfrancesco Le Tran3,Levin Moran1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 419 West Redwood St., Suite 479, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

2. Department of Ophthalmology, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 6569 Charles St. #505, West Pavilion, Towson, MD 21204, USA

3. Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanente, 4700 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA

Abstract

To determine the rate of parental stress within a pediatric ophthalmology population, parents in an urban or suburban community pediatric ophthalmology clinic were administered the Parental Stress Index Short Form survey. Demographic information and parental depression or anxiety data were collected and analyzed using an independent sample t-test and chi-squared analysis. Stress measures were recorded as percentiles. One hundred and twenty-one surveys revealed the following mean percentiles: Total Stress, 45.9 ± 22.4; Parental Distress (PD), 49.7 ± 19.8; and Parent Child Dysfunctional Interaction (P-CDI), 45.1 ± 23.6. The PD percentiles of the non-married parents, those with positive parental depression or anxiety scores, and those with a high school diploma or less were 55.9 ± 18.5 versus 45.2 ± 19.6, p < 0.01; 55.2 ± 18.6 versus 46.7 ± 19.9, p < 0.05; and 56.8 ± 18.2 versus 47.0 ± 19.8, p < 0.01, respectively. The parents with a high school diploma or less in a suburban environment demonstrated higher PD/P-CDI scores versus those of an urban population. Those with median household incomes (MHI) below USD 60,000 in both the total and suburban populations showed higher PD scores. There is no significant difference in parental stress between the pediatric ophthalmology patients and the general population. The parents who are unmarried, depressed, have a high school degree or less, or an MHI below USD 60,000 experience significantly higher stress levels.

Funder

National Eye Institute

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Cell Biology,Cognitive Neuroscience,Sensory Systems,Optometry,Ophthalmology

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