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Parenting Stress and Impact of Illness in Parents of Children with Coeliac Disease

Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic disease which could stress patients and their family. Although, poor attention has been paid to the quality of life in CD children and to the functioning of families with CD children. The study aims to evaluate the parenting perception of the CD impact and the paren...

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Autores principales: Epifanio, Maria Stella, Genna, Vitalba, Vitello, Maria Grazia, Roccella, Michele, La Grutta, Sabina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24416498
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/pr.2013.e19
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Sumario:Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic disease which could stress patients and their family. Although, poor attention has been paid to the quality of life in CD children and to the functioning of families with CD children. The study aims to evaluate the parenting perception of the CD impact and the parenting distress level. A group of 74 parents of CD children compiled the Impact Childhood Illness Scale and the Parenting Stress Index which is also compiled by 74 parents of health children. The assessment does not reveal a significant impact of CD on patient’s personal life although some critical areas emerged. Results evidenced an higher level of parenting stress in parents of CD children than parents of healthy children. CD, if suitably managed, has not a critical impact on parenting perception. Although, CD certainly put parents through an higher risk of a distress related to parenting role than parents with health children. A early identification of parenting distress in a pediatric chronic illness could facilitate the adjustment to pathology.