J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs.  2007 Jan;13(1):73-80.

Personal Resource and Parenting Stress of Mothers of Children with Congenital Heart Disease

• Lee S
• Yoo IY

Abstract

PURPOSE: As a result of dramatic advances in the medical and surgical management of congenital heart disease (CHD), many babies born with cardiac anomalies today can expect to reach adulthood. The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between parenting stress and personal resources of mothers of children with CHD. METHOD: Fifty-one mothers of children with CHD were recruited at the pediatric cardiac outpatient clinic from July 14th to September 25th 2006. Abidin's parenting stress index/short form (PSI/SF) and Brandt and Weinert's personal resource questionnaire (PRQ) were used. PSI has 3 sub-concepts; parental role distress, dysfunctional parent-child interaction, and difficult child. PRQ has 4 sub-concepts; intimacy, social integration, worth, and assistance. Data were analyzed using SPSS 13.0 version.
RESULTS
Correlation analysis showed that parenting stress was significantly related to 'intimacy', 'social integration', and 'worth' of mothers. Multiple regression analysis showed that parenting stress was significantly related to personal resource of mother and information by internet.
CONCLUSION
Mothers who felt they had supportive friends and family, high self esteem, and social integration reported lower parenting stress. Also, internet may be an effective method to provide information and share experience for mothers of children with CHD.

Keyword

Congenital heart disease; Parenting; Stress

MeSH Terms

Ambulatory Care Facilities
Child*
Friends
Heart Defects, Congenital*
Humans
Internet
Mothers*
Parenting*
Parents*
Self Concept
Child Health
Surveys and Questionnaires