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- Title
Grado de ansiedad del cuidador primario del niño hospitalizado.
- Authors
Marquéz Carrillo, Ana; Cantón Habas, Vanesa
- Abstract
Objectives. To evaluate the general degree of anxiety of the primary caregiver of the hospitalized child and to identify the anxiety of caregiver depending on the chronicity of the pathology. Likewise, describe the relationship between the anxiety level and the socio-demographic characteristics. Methodology. Cross-sectional study. The population study was composed by primary caregivers of children admitted to a third level hospital in the autonomous community of Andalusia who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study (n=61). Therefore, the variables were collected through the STAI questionnaire and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Results. The primary caregiver's overall anxiety score was 52.98±18.60 points, as a trait 23.15±9.62 and as a state 29.84±10.99. Caregivers of children with chronic pathology presented higher levels of generalized anxiety and as a state than those who were hospitalized with acute pathology (p≤0.05). Women presented higher level of anxiety as trait. Likewise, the degree of anxiety as a trait was higher among those who did not perform paid activity (p=0.04). Also caregivers who had no other dependents presented a higher degree of generalized anxiety (p=0.02) and as a trait compared to those who did have other dependents (p=0.01). Discussion. Primary caregivers of hospitalized children present a high level of anxiety. It is particularly higher among those who care for children with a chronic pathology, those who do not have any dependents and who do not carry out a remunerated activity.
- Subjects
SPAIN; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory; CROSS-sectional method; CHRONIC diseases; SEX distribution; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; SYMPTOMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ANXIETY; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; HOSPITAL care of children
- Publication
Nure Investigación, 2023, Issue 125, p1
- ISSN
1697-218X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.58722/nure.v20i125.2394