Role alteration predicts anxiety and depressive symptoms in parents of infants with congenital heart disease: a pilot study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Amy J. Lisanti ◽  
Aparna Kumar ◽  
Ryan Quinn ◽  
Jesse L. Chittams ◽  
Barbara Medoff-Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Parental Role ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Critical Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Mothers And Fathers

Abstract Background: Parents of infants born with critical congenital heart disease are at risk for adverse mental health symptoms. The purpose of this study was to identify infant-, parent-, and environmental-based stressors for mothers and fathers after their infants’ cardiac surgery, and to explore relationships between stressors and mental health symptoms of anxiety and depression. Methods: This study enrolled 28 biological mother-father dyads from families admitted to the paediatric cardiac intensive care unit for cardiac surgery at one free-standing children’s hospital in the Northeast. Paired t-tests were used to examine group differences between mothers and fathers on perceived stressors and mental health symptoms, while linear mixed effects modelling was used to explore the predictive relationship between perceived stressors, personal factors, and mental health symptoms. Results: Mothers reported higher perceived stressor scores of parental role alteration (t = 4.03, p < 0.01) and infant appearance and behaviour (t = 2.61, p = 0.02), and total perceived stress (t = 2.29 p = 0.03), compared to fathers. Mothers also reported higher anxiety (t = 2.47, p = 0.02) and depressive symptoms (t = 3.25, p < 0.01) than fathers. In multivariable analysis, parental role alteration significantly predicted anxiety (t = 5.20, p < 0.01, d = 0.77) and depressive symptoms (t = 7.09, p < 0.01, d = 1.05) for mothers and fathers. The consensus subscale of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale also significantly predicted depressive symptoms (t = −2.42, p = 0.02, d = 0.04). Conclusion: Parents were distressed during their infant’s admission for surgical repair for critical congenital heart disease. Parental role alteration was significantly associated with parental anxiety and depressive symptoms, while poor relationship quality was associated with depressive symptoms, highlighting areas for potential nursing-led psychosocial led interventions.

scholarly journals Parental role alteration strongly influences depressive symptoms in mothers of preoperative infants with congenital heart disease

Heart & Lung ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-241
Author(s):  
Amy J. Lisanti ◽  
Abigail C. Demianczyk ◽  
Kayla Vaughan ◽  
Giordana Fraser Martino ◽  
Rachel Schaake Ohrenschall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Parental Role

scholarly journals Pulse Oximetry Screening Has Not Changed Timing of Diagnosis or Mortality of Critical Congenital Heart Disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 899-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Campbell ◽  
William O. Quarshie ◽  
Jennifer Faerber ◽  
David J. Goldberg ◽  
Christopher E. Mascio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Pulse Oximetry ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Critical Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Pulse Oximetry Screening

A retrospective analysis of a pediatric tele-echocardiography service to treat, triage, and reduce trans-Pacific transport

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A Rouse ◽  
Brandon T Woods ◽  
C Becket Mahnke
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Prompt Diagnosis ◽  
Patent Ductus

Introduction Tele-echocardiography can ensure prompt diagnosis and prevent the unnecessary transport of infants without critical congenital heart disease, particularly at isolated locations lacking access to tertiary care medical centers. Methods We retrospectively reviewed all infants who underwent tele-echocardiography at a remote 16-bed level IIIB NICU from June 2005 to March 2014. Tele-echocardiograms were completed by cardiac sonographers in Okinawa, Japan, and transmitted asynchronously for review by pediatric cardiologists in Hawaii. Results During the study period 100 infants received 192 tele-echocardiograms: 46% of infants had tele-echocardiograms completed for suspected patent ductus arteriosus, 28% for suspected congenital heart disease, 12% for possible congenital heart disease in the setting of likely pulmonary hypertension, and 10% for possible congenital heart disease in the setting of other congenital anomalies. Of these, 17 patients were aeromedically evacuated for cardiac reasons; 12 patients were transported to Hawaii, while five patients with complex heart disease were transported directly to the United States mainland for interventional cardiac capabilities not available in Hawaii. Discussion This study demonstrates the use of tele-echocardiography to guide treatment, reduce long and potentially risky trans-Pacific transports, and triage transports to destination centers with the most appropriate cardiac capabilities.

Oxygen Saturation and Perfusion Index-Based Enhanced Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (02) ◽  
pp. 158-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Siefkes ◽  
Laura Kair ◽  
Daniel J. Tancredi ◽  
Brian Vasquez ◽  
Lorena Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Perfusion Index ◽  
Outflow Obstruction ◽  
Critical Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Healthy Infants ◽  
Optimal Screening ◽  
To Come

Objective To determine if addition of perfusion index (PIx) to oxygen saturation (SpO2) screening improves detection of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) with systemic outflow obstruction. Study Design We determined screening thresholds for PIx and applied these to a cohort of newborns with and without congenital heart disease (CHD). Results A total of 123 normal and 21 CHD newborns (including five with critical systemic outflow obstruction) were enrolled. Four of these five critical systemic obstruction subjects passed SpO2-based screen. Four out of these five subjects failed PIx-based screen. The sensitivity for detection of systemic obstruction CCHD when compared with healthy infants increased from 20% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1–72%) with SpO2 screening alone to 80% (95% CI: 28–100%) with combined SpO2-PIx screen. However, 2.44% of normal infants failed PIx screen. Conclusion Addition of PIx to SpO2 screening may detect additional cases of CCHD and further research is necessary to come up with optimal screening thresholds.

scholarly journals Brain Injury in Infants with Critical Congenital Heart Disease: Insights from Two Clinical Cohorts with Different Practice Approaches

2019 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 75-82.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie H.P. Claessens ◽  
Vann Chau ◽  
Linda S. de Vries ◽  
Nicolaas J.G. Jansen ◽  
Stephanie H. Au-Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Critical Congenital Heart Disease

scholarly journals Perfusion index in healthy newborns during critical congenital heart disease screening at 24 hours: retrospective observational study from the USA

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e017580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya Jegatheesan ◽  
Matthew Nudelman ◽  
Keshav Goel ◽  
Dongli Song ◽  
Balaji Govindaswami
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Selection Method ◽  
Perfusion Index ◽  
Data Selection ◽  
Retrospective Observational Study ◽  
Critical Congenital Heart Disease

ObjectiveTo describe the distribution of perfusion index (PI) in asymptomatic newborns at 24 hours of life when screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) using an automated data selection method.DesignThis is a retrospective observational study.SettingNewborn nursery in a California public hospital with ~3500 deliveries annually.MethodsWe developed an automated programme to select the PI values from CCHD screens. Included were term and late preterm infants who were screened for CCHD from November 2013 to January 2014 and from May 2015 to July 2015. PI measurements were downloaded every 2 s from the pulse oximeter and median PI were calculated for each oxygen saturation screen in our cohort.ResultsWe included data from 2768 oxygen saturation screens. Each screen had a median of 29 data points (IQR 17 to 49). The median PI in our study cohort was 1.8 (95% CI 1.8 to 1.9) with IQR 1.2 to 2.7. The median preductal PI was significantly higher than the median postductal (1.9 vs 1.8, p=0.03) although this difference may not be clinically significant.ConclusionUsing an automated data selection method, the median PI in asymptomatic newborns at 24 hours of life is 1.8 with a narrow IQR of 1.2 to 2.7. This automated data selection method may improve accuracy and precision compared with manual data collection method. Further studies are needed to establish external validity of this automated data selection method and its clinical application for CCHD screening.

Oxygen Saturation Nomogram in Newborns Screened for Critical Congenital Heart Disease

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 131 (6) ◽  
pp. e1803-e1810 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Jegatheesan ◽  
D. Song ◽  
C. Angell ◽  
K. Devarajan ◽  
B. Govindaswami
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Oxygen Saturation ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Critical Congenital Heart Disease
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