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Anxiety in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy

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McMahon, Jane, Harvey, Adrienne, Reid, Susan M, May, Tamara, Antolovich, Giuliana·2020·Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
DOI 10.1111/jpc.14879
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AIMS: To describe the prevalence of, and factors associated with, anxiety in 6-18-year-old children with cerebral palsy (CP) and determine how often clinicians screen for and manage anxiety in this group. METHODS: Using a population CP register as the sampling pool, 569 families were approached by email, and 172 (mean age of children 12 years 7 months [SD 3 years 5 months]; 96 males) participated. Parents and, where able, children completed the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED). Parents also completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Children's medical records were searched for previous anxiety diagnoses and treatments. RESULTS: Clinically significant anxiety was identified in 38% of children on parent reports and 46% on child reports. Girls were twice as likely to have anxiety (p = 0.02). Parent- and child-reported scores were strongly correlated (r = 0.853). Fewer parents of children with intellectual and communication impairments completed the survey. Based on the SCARED parent reports, anxiety was not identified by a clinician in 16 children (43%) with clinically significant anxiety. CONCLUSION: Anxiety symptoms are prominent among children with CP, indicating a need for routine screening. Available screening tools are unsuitable for children with more severe limitations in cognition and communication; further research is needed to address this gap.

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Authors
McMahon, J., Harvey, A., Reid, S. M., May, T., & Antolovich, G.
Affiliations
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
  • Deakin University (AU)
Corresponding author
McMahon, Jane
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Venue
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-05-15
Volume
56
Issue
8
Pages
1194-1200
ISSN
  • 1034-4810 (ISSN-L)
  • 1440-1754
DOI
10.1111/jpc.14879
OpenAlex
W3025515694
Cited by
49
References
19
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2
FWCI
6.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • State Government of Victoria
  • Royal Children's Hospital Foundation
  • Department of Health, State Government of Victoria
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
anxiety, cerebral palsy, children, adolescents, prevalence, anxiety screening, SCARED, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, sex differences, intellectual disability, communication disorders
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires

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