OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mental health and caregiver burden in parents of children with Tourette's disorder (TD) compared with parents of children with asthma. METHOD: A cross-sectional cohort survey was conducted at TD and pediatric asthma hospital outpatient clinics over a 6-month period. Main outcome measures were parent mental health (General Health Questionnaire [GHQ]-28) and caregiver burden (Child and Adolescent Impact Assessment) scores. RESULTS: The response rate achieved was 89.7%. Of the parents of children with TD, 76.9% achieved caseness on the GHQ-28 compared with 34.6% of the parents of children with asthma; this effect remained significant after controlling for demographic variables. Parents of children with TD also experienced greater caregiver burden, and this burden was significantly correlated with GHQ caseness. CONCLUSIONS: Parents of children with TD are at risk of psychiatric morbidity; an intervention targeting caregiver burden might be helpful in reducing this.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mental health and caregiver burden in parents of children with Tourette's disorder (TD) compared with parents of children with asthma. METHOD: A cross-sectional cohort survey was conducted at TD and pediatric asthma hospital outpatient clinics over a 6-month period. Main outcome measures were parent mental health (General Health Questionnaire [GHQ]-28) and caregiver burden (Child and Adolescent Impact Assessment) scores. RESULTS: The response rate achieved was 89.7%. Of the parents of children with TD, 76.9% achieved caseness on the GHQ-28 compared with 34.6% of the parents of children with asthma; this effect remained significant after controlling for demographic variables. Parents of children with TD also experienced greater caregiver burden, and this burden was significantly correlated with GHQ caseness. CONCLUSIONS: Parents of children with TD are at risk of psychiatric morbidity; an intervention targeting caregiver burden might be helpful in reducing this.
Authors: Christine A Conelea; Douglas W Woods; Samuel H Zinner; Cathy Budman; Tanya Murphy; Lawrence D Scahill; Scott N Compton; John Walkup Journal: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Date: 2011-04
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