Anxiety in Parents Seeking Pediatric Care

Interviewed parents of 103 children brought to a pediatric walk-in clinic, before and after seeing a physician. Previsit state anxiety was minimally related to parent perceptions of child's condition or the hospital. Anxiety, perception of child's discomfort, and perception of illness seve...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 1989-09, Vol.14 (3), p.335-340
Main Authors: Hatcher, Joseph W., Richtsmeier, Anthony J., Westin, Sharen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease - psychology
acute illness
Adult
anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
families
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
health care
Humans
Male
Miscellaneous
parents
Parents - psychology
Personality Tests
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Referral and Consultation
Sick Role
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Summary:Interviewed parents of 103 children brought to a pediatric walk-in clinic, before and after seeing a physician. Previsit state anxiety was minimally related to parent perceptions of child's condition or the hospital. Anxiety, perception of child's discomfort, and perception of illness severity decreased while perceived understanding of child's illness increased postvisit. Parent perceptions of their child's condition and of the visit contributed little to the prediction of postvisit anxiety. Parent perceptions of their child's illness and the hospital were minimally related to their level of state anxiety when they brought their child to an acute care service. The visit with the physician decreased parent anxiety and improved parent perceptions of their child's condition, but these effects had little relationship to postvisit anxiety.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/14.3.335