Toxic Stress as a Potential Factor Inducing Negative Emotions in Parents of Newborns and Infants with Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease.
Grażyna CepuchAgnieszka Kruszecka-KrówkaAnna LalikAgnieszka M MicekPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
A high level of stress was a significant predictor of anxiety and depression in parents of infants with congenital heart disease. The parents' psychological condition is one of many potential determinants over the course of their child's treatment and recovery.