Sökning: "parental distress"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 29 avhandlingar innehållade orden parental distress.

1. 11. Childhood CNS tumours : health and functional outcomes in adult survivors, and follow-up needs of patients and parents

   Författare :Emma Hovén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Childhood CNS tumours; adult survivors; health-related late effects; functional disability; long-term follow up; parental distress; persistent family impact;

   Sammanfattning : Childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumour patients represent a high-risk population regarding tumour- and treatment-related late effects. The overall purpose of the present thesis was to gain increased knowledge about the long-term consequences for survivors and their parents after a CNS tumour diagnosis in childhood. LÄS MER

3. 12. Psychosocial situation of parents of children with congenital heart disease

   Författare :Stephen Lawoko; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Congenital heart disease; parents; distress; hopelessness; quality of life; social support; satisfaction with care;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Current knowledge of the psychosocial situation of parents of congenital heart disease children (PCCHD) should be interpreted with caution. Most studies may not be representative of the population in question, and tend to concentrate mainly on describing PCCHD's distress experiences. LÄS MER

4. 13. In vitro fertilization : emotional reactions to treatment, pregnancy and parenthood

   Författare :Anna Hjelmstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :in vitro fertilization; infertility distress; pregnancy; parenthood; personality traits; anxiety; marital relationship;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to study the emotional reactions of women and men entering in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and to study the emotional reactions during pregnancy and postpartum in couples who have achieved a pregnancy following IVF. Ninety-one couples seeking IVF treatment were investigated regarding gender differences in stress related to infertility. LÄS MER

5. 14. Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism in school-age children : the children's sleep and behaviour, and aspects of their parents' well-being

   Författare :Hiie Allik; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Asperger syndrome; high-functioning autism; sleep patterns; parental well-being; longitudinal sleep patterns;

   Sammanfattning : Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) are pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) in children of normal range intelligence. Individuals with AS/HFA have impairments in social interaction, communication, and restricted behavioural repertoire, deficits that significantly interfere with their well-being and ability to adapt to ordinary everyday life. LÄS MER

7. 15. Stress and coping in parents of children with cancer

   Författare :Annika Lindahl Norberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Childhood cancer; parents; disease-related stress; coping; social support; traumatic stress;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate disease-related stress and ways of coping in parents whose children were in active treatment for cancer, or had completed successful cancer treatment. Specifically, the research included examinations of: disease-related stress at various points in time after the child's diagnosis; strain and traumatic stress during and after the child's treatment; the relation of certain demographic and disease-related variables to parental stress; the use of various coping strategies, and the co-variation of coping strategies and level of emotional distress; and the relationships between perceived social support, support-seeking coping, and emotional distress. LÄS MER