Illness-related parenting stress among parents of adolescents and young adults with inflammatory bowel diseases. Issue 2 (3rd April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Plevinsky, Jill M.; Gumidyala, Amitha P.; Poulopoulos, Natasha; Kahn, Stacy A.; Guilfoyle, Shanna M.; Hommel, Kevin A.; Greenley, Rachel N.
• Is Part Of: Children's health care. Volume 47:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 136
• Page End: 149
• Publication Date: 2018-04-03
• Subjects: Children -- Hospital care -- Periodicals; Child health services -- Periodicals; Children -- Preparation for medical care -- Periodicals; 362.19892
• DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2017.1316200
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0273-9615

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Illness-related parenting stress in parents of adolescents/young adults (AYA) with inflammatory bowel diseases ( n = 51) was compared with parents of younger youth ( n = 48), using the Pediatric Inventory for Parents. Parents and AYA self-reported psychological functioning. Physicians rated disease activity. Parents of AYA and younger youth experienced comparable levels and types of parenting stress. Parents most commonly endorsed items within the emotional distress domain. Poorer parent psychological functioning explained additional variance in parenting stress beyond that of AYA disease activity and psychological functioning. Parents of AYA with greater disease activity and parents with poorer psychological functioning may benefit from behavioral health involvement.