Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis
This study examined predictors of the psychological adjustment of mothers of adolescents and young adults with CF. In our sample of 51 mothers (mean age 48 years) with at least one child with CF, aged between 16 and 25 years, high levels of anxiety and depression were found. Illness representations,...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2016-12-01
|
Series: | Cogent Psychology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2016.1207324 |
id |
doaj-42ac1f9d27e54e8b86ea7631341c6367 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-42ac1f9d27e54e8b86ea7631341c63672021-03-18T16:21:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082016-12-013110.1080/23311908.2016.12073241207324Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosisKaya Beinke0Frances V. O’Callaghan1Shirley Morrissey2Griffith UniversityGriffith UniversityGriffith UniversityThis study examined predictors of the psychological adjustment of mothers of adolescents and young adults with CF. In our sample of 51 mothers (mean age 48 years) with at least one child with CF, aged between 16 and 25 years, high levels of anxiety and depression were found. Illness representations, in particular perceptions of the cyclical nature of CF and emotional representations of CF, were significantly associated with maternal psychological distress. Mother’s work status was also found to be related to psychological adjustment. Mothers who had employment outside of the home were found to experience less psychological distress than mothers who did not work outside of the home. These findings have clinical implications for mothers of older children and young adults with CF. Annual screening of parental psychological adjustment is recommended. Interventions using extensions of cognitive behavioural therapy approaches to address negative illness perceptions may also have some utility for this population. Future research would benefit from also examining the role of factors such as child’s clinical health status (e.g. BMI, frequency of hospitalisations) and treatment adherence, and financial implications of illness in predicting maternal distress.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2016.1207324illness perceptionsdepressionmother–child relationshipspsychological adjustmentyoung adultscystic fibrosis |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Kaya Beinke Frances V. O’Callaghan Shirley Morrissey |
spellingShingle |
Kaya Beinke Frances V. O’Callaghan Shirley Morrissey Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis Cogent Psychology illness perceptions depression mother–child relationships psychological adjustment young adults cystic fibrosis |
author_facet |
Kaya Beinke Frances V. O’Callaghan Shirley Morrissey |
author_sort |
Kaya Beinke |
title |
Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis |
title_short |
Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis |
title_full |
Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis |
title_fullStr |
Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis |
title_full_unstemmed |
Illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis |
title_sort |
illness perceptions and psychological adjustment of mothers of young adults with cystic fibrosis |
publisher |
Taylor & Francis Group |
series |
Cogent Psychology |
issn |
2331-1908 |
publishDate |
2016-12-01 |
description |
This study examined predictors of the psychological adjustment of mothers of adolescents and young adults with CF. In our sample of 51 mothers (mean age 48 years) with at least one child with CF, aged between 16 and 25 years, high levels of anxiety and depression were found. Illness representations, in particular perceptions of the cyclical nature of CF and emotional representations of CF, were significantly associated with maternal psychological distress. Mother’s work status was also found to be related to psychological adjustment. Mothers who had employment outside of the home were found to experience less psychological distress than mothers who did not work outside of the home. These findings have clinical implications for mothers of older children and young adults with CF. Annual screening of parental psychological adjustment is recommended. Interventions using extensions of cognitive behavioural therapy approaches to address negative illness perceptions may also have some utility for this population. Future research would benefit from also examining the role of factors such as child’s clinical health status (e.g. BMI, frequency of hospitalisations) and treatment adherence, and financial implications of illness in predicting maternal distress. |
topic |
illness perceptions depression mother–child relationships psychological adjustment young adults cystic fibrosis |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2016.1207324 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT kayabeinke illnessperceptionsandpsychologicaladjustmentofmothersofyoungadultswithcysticfibrosis AT francesvocallaghan illnessperceptionsandpsychologicaladjustmentofmothersofyoungadultswithcysticfibrosis AT shirleymorrissey illnessperceptionsandpsychologicaladjustmentofmothersofyoungadultswithcysticfibrosis |
_version_ |
1724215348331282432 |