Allergy Asthma Respir Dis.  2016 May;4(3):205-211. 10.4168/aard.2016.4.3.205.

Behavioral characteristics and parental stress in elementary school children with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis

• Choi E
• Lee MJ
• Yun HJ
• Kim JH
• Lee JS
• Park JH
• Jung JA

• KMID: 2165083
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4168/aard.2016.4.3.205

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in behavioral characteristics and parental stress between allergic and nonallergic elementary school children.
METHODS
Ninety-one elementary school children who had allergic disease were enrolled (asthma, n=27; allergic rhinitis, n=35; combined, n=29). Also one hundred six nonallergic elementary school children were enrolled for the control group. The Korean Child Behavior Check List (K-CBCL) and Korean Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (K-PSI-SF) were completed by their mothers.
RESULTS
According to the analysis of K-CBCL, the score for Internalizing, anxious/depressed and somatic complaints were significantly higher in the combined group than in the control group. The score for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-affective problems in the combined group and DSM-somatic problems were significantly higher in the asthma group than in the control group. According to the analysis of K-PSI-SF, the score for parental distress was significantly higher in the allergic rhinitis group than in the control group. The scores for behavioral problems and parental stress were significantly correlated to allergic disease groups.
CONCLUSION
Behavioral problems and parental stress were significantly associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis. The results of this study suggest the importance of psychosocial support for mothers and children with allergic diseases.

Keyword

Elementary school children; Asthma; Allergic rhinitis; Behavioral characteristics; Parental stress

MeSH Terms

Asthma*
Child Behavior
Child*
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Mothers
Parenting
Parents*
Problem Behavior
Rhinitis, Allergic*

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