The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in Greece
The aim of the present study was to assess the psychological impact of hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic on parents and their offspring. We performed a nationwide cross-sectional study in Greece based on an Internet questionnaire survey. A convenience sample of parents whose offspring had...
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| author | Despoina Gkentzi Konstantinos Mhliordos Ageliki Karatza Xenophon Sinopidis Dimitra Dimopoulou Eirini Eleftheriou Maria Tsolia Artemis Mavridi Eugenia Miliara Vassiliki Papaevangelou Eleni Vergadi Emmanouil Galanakis Gabriel Dimitriou Sotirios Fouzas |
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| description | The aim of the present study was to assess the psychological impact of hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic on parents and their offspring. We performed a nationwide cross-sectional study in Greece based on an Internet questionnaire survey. A convenience sample of parents whose offspring had been hospitalized due to COVID-19 (including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, MIS-C), diagnosed with COVID-19 but not hospitalized, and hospitalized for another reason during the pandemic were enrolled. Parental stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Revised Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) tools, and childhood mental wellbeing with the Children’s Revised Impact of Event 13 (CRIES-13) scale. Out of 214 received responses, stress levels were significantly higher in parents whose children had been admitted for COVID-19 or MIS-C versus those not admitted or admitted for other reasons (<i>p</i> < 0.001, for PSS/IES-R). Parental and childhood stress levels were correlated. In the multivariable linear regression analysis, children’s hospitalization because of COVID-19 or MIS-C, younger parental age, the existence of comorbidities, and another family member’s hospitalization because of COVID-19 were independent factors for higher stress. In light of the above, stricter hospital admission criteria for COVID-19 could be implemented, and psychological support for eventually admitted families may be beneficial. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21cbdc4a39284cdbbbdf57af2613b7ce2023-11-24T14:02:14ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-12-01912193310.3390/children9121933The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in GreeceDespoina Gkentzi0Konstantinos Mhliordos1Ageliki Karatza2Xenophon Sinopidis3Dimitra Dimopoulou4Eirini Eleftheriou5Maria Tsolia6Artemis Mavridi7Eugenia Miliara8Vassiliki Papaevangelou9Eleni Vergadi10Emmanouil Galanakis11Gabriel Dimitriou12Sotirios Fouzas13Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Rio Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Rio Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Rio Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Rio Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Second Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Second Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Second Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, P. and A. Kyriakou Children’s Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Third Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Third Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Third Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Attikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Rio Patras, GreeceDepartment of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Patras, 26504 Rio Patras, GreeceThe aim of the present study was to assess the psychological impact of hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic on parents and their offspring. We performed a nationwide cross-sectional study in Greece based on an Internet questionnaire survey. A convenience sample of parents whose offspring had been hospitalized due to COVID-19 (including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, MIS-C), diagnosed with COVID-19 but not hospitalized, and hospitalized for another reason during the pandemic were enrolled. Parental stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Revised Impact of Event Scale (IES-R) tools, and childhood mental wellbeing with the Children’s Revised Impact of Event 13 (CRIES-13) scale. Out of 214 received responses, stress levels were significantly higher in parents whose children had been admitted for COVID-19 or MIS-C versus those not admitted or admitted for other reasons (<i>p</i> < 0.001, for PSS/IES-R). Parental and childhood stress levels were correlated. In the multivariable linear regression analysis, children’s hospitalization because of COVID-19 or MIS-C, younger parental age, the existence of comorbidities, and another family member’s hospitalization because of COVID-19 were independent factors for higher stress. In light of the above, stricter hospital admission criteria for COVID-19 could be implemented, and psychological support for eventually admitted families may be beneficial.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/12/1933COVD-19 admissionstressparents |
| spellingShingle | Despoina Gkentzi Konstantinos Mhliordos Ageliki Karatza Xenophon Sinopidis Dimitra Dimopoulou Eirini Eleftheriou Maria Tsolia Artemis Mavridi Eugenia Miliara Vassiliki Papaevangelou Eleni Vergadi Emmanouil Galanakis Gabriel Dimitriou Sotirios Fouzas The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in Greece Children COVD-19 admission stress parents |
| title | The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in Greece |
| title_full | The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in Greece |
| title_fullStr | The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in Greece |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in Greece |
| title_short | The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Admission on Families: Results from a Nationwide Sample in Greece |
| title_sort | psychological impact of covid 19 admission on families results from a nationwide sample in greece |
| topic | COVD-19 admission stress parents |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/12/1933 |
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