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Increased prevalence of burnout symptoms in parents of chronically ill children

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Lindström, C, Åman, J, Norberg, AL·2010·Acta Paediatrica
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01586.x
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Aim: To examine the prevalence of burnout symptoms in the context of parenting a chronically ill child. Methods: A total of 252 parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and 38 parents of children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases participated in a population‐based study. A control group consisted of 124 randomly selected parents of healthy children. We used self‐report questionnaires to assess symptoms of burnout. Results: The main finding was that significantly more parents of children with chronic diseases (36%) scored for clinical burnout, compared with parents of healthy children (20%). Burnout symptoms were most prominent among mothers of children with diabetes, although fathers of children with diabetes and mothers and fathers of children with inflammatory bowel diseases also reported higher levels of various burnout symptoms. Conclusion: Burnout may be a useful model for understanding long‐term parental responses and should be acknowledged among the different types of psychological consequences of the multi‐faceted experience of parenting a child with chronic illness. Gender seems to influence the risk of burnout symptoms. Continued research about other background factors, and how the parents’ situation changes over time are warranted. In the clinic, we need to draw attention to the group of parents who may suffer from burnout.

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Authors
Lindström, C., Åman, J., & Norberg, A.
Affiliations
  • Örebro University (SE)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Corresponding author
Lindström, C
ORCID
Lindström, C
Venue
Acta Paediatrica
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-02
Volume
99
Issue
3
Pages
427-432
ISSN
  • 0365-1436 (ISSN-L)
  • 0803-5253
  • 1651-2227
DOI
10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01586.x
OpenAlex
W2014887445
Cited by
218
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Acta Paediatrica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Support in Illness
Keywords
parental burnout, burnout symptoms, parents of children with chronic illness, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, gender differences, mothers, fathers, prevalence, parental psychological burden
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress, Psychological, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Prevalence, Case-Control Studies, Parenting, Young Adult

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