International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies | 2021
EFFECT OF CBT ON DEPRESSION AMONG PARENTS WITH CHILDREN UNDERGOING COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY & PROLONG ICU STAY
Abstract
Background: Mothers whose children are born with complex congenital heart disease (CCHD) experience stress during their children’s hospitalization in a cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). \nMethod: This descriptive correlational study included 30 biological mothers of childrens admitted to a PICU who had undergone cardiac surgery for CCHD. Maternal and children demographics and responses to the Parental Stressor Scale: children Hospitalization and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were collected. \nResults: The association between hospital stay and depression was found significant. \nConclusions: Parents feel more stress when the child admission duration is more. \nKeywords: PICU., CCHD