Perceived Stress in the Primary Caregivers of Adolescents with Asthma

A Cross-Sectional Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15714799
AutoresSelene Valero-Moreno (0000-0002-5228-2738, Universitat de València), Inmaculada Montoya-Castilla (0000-0003-2536-2019, Universitat de València), Konstanze Schoeps (0000-0002-6312-7055, Universitat de València), Silvia Postigo-Zegarra (0000-0003-4595-8063, Universidad Europea de Madrid), Marián Pérez-Marín (0000-0003-3532-8818, Universitat de València, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen9
Número11
Páginas1614-1614
Fecha de publicación2022-10-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaChildren (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children9111614
PMID36360342
OpenAlexW4307244550
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas9

This study aims to determine the impact of the disease on the perceived stress levels of caregivers of adolescents with asthma. A total of 140 primary caregivers, whose mean age was 45.43 years (SD = 5.03), of whom 85% were mothers, were assessed using the perceived stress questionnaire (PIP), and medical indicators related to asthma were recorded. Mean comparisons, correlations, and qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) models were used. The results indicated moderate levels of perceived stress in caregivers, no kinship differences were found, and age was negatively associated with perceived stress. QCA models suggested that perceived stress could be explained by a higher frequency of visits, poorer adherence, more frequent daily medication doses, and higher severity of asthma. In conclusion, the development of psychological interventions addressing the subjective overload of the family caregiver may benefit them, increasing their well-being, and in turn help to manage the emotional difficulties of adolescents

Asthma · Caregiver stress · Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Disease · Family medicine · Primary care · Primary caregiver · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Stress (linguistics · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques · Clinical Psychology · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine