Psychological Distress and Its Associated Factors Among Parents of Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Method Study at the National Cardiothoracic Center, Ghana.
Kow Entsua-MensahJohn TettehGeorge Ekem-FergusonSwithin M SwarayInnocent I AdzamliNana-Akyaa YaoMark M TetteyPublished in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2024)
The prevalence of psychological distress was quite high among parents of children with congenital heart disease in Ghana and was associated with both parent and patient factors. Psychosocial care should be integrated into the clinical health services of this group of patients and their parents to improve psychological health outcomes.