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标题：Factors associated with anxiety in family caregivers of children with chronic diseases
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作者：Filiberto Toledano-Toledano ; José Moral de la Rubia
期刊名称：BioPsychoSocial Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1751-0759
电子版ISSN：1751-0759
出版年度：2018
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：20
DOI：10.1186/s13030-018-0139-7
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Currently, information on factors associated with anxiety in family caregivers of children with chronic diseases is unavailable, indicating a significant gap in the literature. Therefore, this study aims to identify the psychosocial and sociodemographic variables associated with anxiety in family caregivers of children with chronic diseases. In 2018, a nonprobability sample of 446 family caregivers was recruited at the National Institute of Health in Mexico City. The participants completed a sociodemographic variable questionnaire, clinical questions, and 18 psychosocial assessment scales, including a scale to assess family caregiver anxiety. Family caregiver anxiety was correlated with almost all psychosocial variables and one out of three clinical variables but with none of the sociodemographic variables. Furthermore, a multiple linear regression model with five psychosocial variables was established to predict family caregiver anxiety. Some psychosocial variables have effects on caregiver anxiety that are relevant for interventions. Clinical interventions should be implemented based on the psychosocial variables associated with family caregiver anxiety.
关键词：Family caregivers ; Psychosocial factors ; Family caregiver anxiety ; Depression ; Families ; Pediatric chronic diseases ; Family caregiver burden ; Sociodemographic variables ; Caregiver anxiety