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- Title
Well-being in mothers of children with congenital heart defects: a 3-year follow-up.
- Authors
Grønning Dale, Maria T.; Solberg, Øivind; Holmstrøm, Henrik; Landolt, Markus A.; Eskedal, Leif T.; Vollrath, Margarete E.
- Abstract
Purpose: This prospective case–cohort study compared subjective well-being (SWB) among mothers whose children had various degrees of congenital heart defects (CHD) with mothers of children without CHD (controls). Methods: Nationwide CHD registry data were linked to data collected from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study at gestational week 30, 6 months, and 36 months postpartum. A total of 175 mothers of children with mild, moderate, and severe CHD were identified in a cohort of 44,144 mothers. The SWB index was operationalized by means of three subscales: a cognitive aspect, positive affect, and negative affect. Results: Mothers of children with severe CHD reported significantly lower SWB than the controls at 6 months postpartum ( p = .003), with further decrease in SWB at 36 months postpartum ( p = .001). SWB levels in the mild and moderate CHD group did not deviate significantly from controls. Conclusions: The findings suggest a pattern in which all stressors concerning the severely ill child lead to significant deterioration of maternal well-being. Having a child with mild or moderate CHD, which is a less severe and shorter-term stressor, did not reduce mothers’ well-being.
- Subjects
CONGENITAL heart disease in children; WELL-being; MOTHERS; FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine); LONGITUDINAL method; MOTHER-child relationship; MENTAL health
- Publication
Quality of Life Research, 2013, Vol 22, Issue 8, p2063
- ISSN
0962-9343
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11136-012-0326-0