The Association of Perceived Social Support with Anxiety over Time in Parents of Children with Serious Illnesses

Boyden, Jackelyn Y.; Hill, Douglas L.; Carroll, Karen W.; Morrison, Wynne; Miller, Victoria A.; Feudtner, Chris

doi:10.1089/jpm.2019.0387

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“…Based on study findings, it is likely that parents are experiencing symptoms of anxiety in tandem with unmet needs for emotional and social support. It has been found that increased social support can decrease levels of anxiety findings as far as 24 months post-discharge [ 26 ]. This suggests that nurses should continue to incorporate parents in their child’s care, provide continuous education regarding each aspect of care, and allow early opportunities for parents to complete medical tasks that may have to be performed at home.…”

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Relationship between negative emotions and perceived support among parents of hospitalized, critically ill children

Phillips

Theeke

Sarosi

2021

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to describe relationships between negative emotions and perceived emotional support in parents of children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study conducted face-to-face interviews between January 2019 and January 2020. Study variables included depression (PHQ-9 Scale), anxiety (Emotional Distress-Anxiety-Short Form 8a), anger (Emotional Distress-Anger-Short Form 5a), fear (Fear-Affect Computerized Adaptive Test), somatic fear (Fear-Somatic Arousal-Fixed Form), loneliness (Revised 20-item UCLA Loneliness Scale), and perceived emotional support (Emotional Support-Fixed Form). Results Eighty parents reported symptoms of depression 8.00(4.00, 13.75), anxiety (23.43 ± 7.80), anger (13.40 ± 5.46), fear (72.81 ± 27.26), somatic fear 9.00(6.00, 12.75), loneliness (39.35 ± 12.00), and low perceived emotional support (32.14 ± 8.06). Parents who were young, single, low-income, and with limited-post secondary education reported greater loneliness and lower perceived emotional support. Fear correlated with depression ( r = 0.737 , P < 0.01 ) and anxiety ( r=0 .900 , P < 0.01). Inverse relationships were discovered between perceived emotional support and loneliness ( r = −0.767 , P < 0.01), anger ( r= -0.401 , P < 0.01), and depression ( r = −0.334 , P < 0.01). Conclusions The cluster of negative emotions identified will serve as potential targets for future interventions designed to enhance support for parents of critically ill children.

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Relationship between negative emotions and perceived support among parents of hospitalized, critically ill children

Phillips

Theeke

Sarosi

2021

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

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“…Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Geriatric Depression Scale, Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Symptom Checklist Core Depression Scale, and Brief Symptom Inventory. In order to assess anxiety and depressive symptoms, three studies [8,9,10] used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and two [11,12] used Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. Additionally, one study [13,14] used Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), a structured diagnostic interview to measure the presence of a major depressive disorder (MDD) according to DSM-IV criteria.…”

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Social connectedness as a determinant of mental health: A scoping review

Wickramaratne

Yangchen

Lepow

et al. 2022

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Public health and epidemiologic research have established that social connectedness promotes overall health. Yet there have been no recent reviews of findings from research examining social connectedness as a determinant of mental health. The goal of this review was to evaluate recent longitudinal research probing the effects of social connectedness on depression and anxiety symptoms and diagnoses in the general population. A scoping review was performed of PubMed and PsychInfo databases from January 2015 to December 2020 following PRISMA-ScR guidelines using a defined search strategy. The search yielded 56 articles representing 52 unique studies. In research with other than pregnant women, 84% (16 of 19) studies reported that social support benefited symptoms of depression with the remaining 16% (3 of 19) reporting minimal or no evidence that lower levels of social support predict depression at followup. In research with pregnant women, 80% (21 of 26 studies) found that low social support increased postpartum depressive symptoms. Among 3 of 4 studies that focused on loneliness, feeling lonely at baseline was related to adverse outcomes at follow-up including higher risks of major depressive disorder, depressive symptom severity, generalized anxiety disorder, and lower levels of physical activity. In 5 of 7 reports, smaller social network size predicted depressive symptoms or disorder at follow-up. In summary, most recent relevant longitudinal studies have demonstrated that social support protects adults in the general population from depressive symptoms and disorders. The results, which were largely consistent across settings, exposure measures, and populations, support efforts to improve clinical detection of high-risk patients, including adults with low social support and elevated loneliness.

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“…30,31 In parents of children with serious illness, greater perceived social support is associated with lower levels of anxiety overtime. 30 Parents with low levels of social support benefit from stress intervention suggesting that levels of social support may be related psychological distress. 32 Parents of children with cancer who have higher resiliency exhibit less psychological distress.…”

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“…Social support and resiliency were included because they may also influence the level of parental distress. Perceived social support, satisfaction with social support resources, and size of social support networks have been shown to mediate levels of parental distress 30,31 . In parents of children with serious illness, greater perceived social support is associated with lower levels of anxiety overtime 30 .…”

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“…Perceived social support, satisfaction with social support resources, and size of social support networks have been shown to mediate levels of parental distress 30,31 . In parents of children with serious illness, greater perceived social support is associated with lower levels of anxiety overtime 30 . Parents with low levels of social support benefit from stress intervention suggesting that levels of social support may be related psychological distress 32 .…”

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Association of psychological distress and religious coping tendencies in parents of children recently diagnosed with cancer: A cross‐sectional study

Dolan

Hill

Faerber

et al. 2021

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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Purpose: Parents of children with cancer exhibit high levels of psychological distress.Parents of children with serious illness report religion and spirituality are important coping resources. We sought to describe characteristics of religion, religious coping, social support, and resiliency in parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer and examine associations between psychological distress and self-reported religious coping, religiosity, resiliency, and social support. Patients and methods: Cross-sectional observational study of 100 parents of 81 unique children recently diagnosed with cancer. Parents provided demographic information and completed measures of psychological distress, importance of religion, religious coping, resiliency, and social support. Patients' type of tumor and intensity of treatment were collected by medical record abstraction.Results: Compared to nationally reported data for adults, parents of children with cancer reported high scores for psychological distress but similar levels of religiosity, religious coping, and resiliency. Negative religious coping (feelings of negativity related to the divine) was associated with higher levels of psychological distress. This effect was most prominent in parents who reported the highest levels of religiosity. Positive religious coping, religiosity, and social support were not associated with levels of psychological distress.Discussion: Findings confirm high levels of distress for parents of children with cancer.Negative religious coping was associated with higher levels of psychological distress but positive religious coping, religiosity, and other coping factors were not found to be significantly associated with distress. Further assessment of negative religious coping to inform interventions to promote resiliency is warranted as they may impact parental decision-making and care.

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The Association of Perceived Social Support with Anxiety over Time in Parents of Children with Serious Illnesses

Cited by 22 publications

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Relationship between negative emotions and perceived support among parents of hospitalized, critically ill children

Relationship between negative emotions and perceived support among parents of hospitalized, critically ill children

Social connectedness as a determinant of mental health: A scoping review

Association of psychological distress and religious coping tendencies in parents of children recently diagnosed with cancer: A cross‐sectional study

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