EFFECT OF CBT ON DEPRESSION AMONG PARENTS WITH CHILDREN UNDERGOING COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY & PROLONG ICU STAY
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https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v5i8.2105Keywords:
PICU., CCHDAbstract
Background: Mothers whose children are born with complex congenital heart disease (CCHD) experience stress during their children’s hospitalization in a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).
Method: This descriptive correlational study included 30 biological mothers of childrens admitted to a PICU who had undergone cardiac surgery for CCHD. Maternal and children demographics and responses to the Parental Stressor Scale: children Hospitalization and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were collected.Results: The association between hospital stay and depression was found significant.
Conclusions: Parents feel more stress when the child admission duration is more.
Keywords: PICU., CCHD
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