Role alteration predicts anxiety and depressive symptoms in parents of infants with congenital heart disease: a pilot study.
Amy Jo LisantiAparna KumarRyan QuinnJesse L ChittamsBarbara Medoff-CooperAbigail C DemianczykPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Parents were distressed during their infant's admission for surgical repair for critical congenital heart disease. Parental role alteration was significantly associated with parental anxiety and depressive symptoms, while poor relationship quality was associated with depressive symptoms, highlighting areas for potential nursing-led psychosocial led interventions.