| Well-being in mothers of children with congenital heart defects: a 3-year follow-up. | |
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PMID: 23196922 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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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. |
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Maria T Grønning Dale; Oivind Solberg; Henrik Holmstrøm; Markus A Landolt; Leif T Eskedal; Margarete E Vollrath |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-30 |
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Title: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation Volume: - ISSN: 1573-2649 ISO Abbreviation: Qual Life Res Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9210257 Medline TA: Qual Life Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Psychosomatics and Health Behavior, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Post Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403, Oslo, Norway, MariaTeresaGronning.Dale@fhi.no. |
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