THỰC TRẠNG LO ÂU CỦA CHA MẸ BỆNH NHI NỘI SOI TIÊU HÓA GÂY MÊ VÀ CÁC YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐẠI HỌC Y HÀ NỘI

Abstract

Aim: Desribe the prevalence and risk factors associated with anxiety of parents having children undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy with sedation (GIES) in Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Methods: The study was conducted among parents who had children aged 8-17 years old, indicated with GIES at Endoscopy Centre – Hanoi Medical University Hospital between 11/2023 and 4-2024. Parental anxiety was evaluated by STAI score including STAI-S (state anxiety) and STAI-T (trait anxiety). Results: The study recruited 259 parents. The mean age of children was 12.4 ± 2.4 (year), 54,1% was boy. 66.8% of parents were mothers with the mean age of 39.8 ± 5.0 (year). The common causes of parental anxiety were “fear of unknown causes” (59.5%), “fear of finding some diseases” (44.4%) and “fear of complications” (33.6%). 60.3% of parents did not feel anxious due to health care staff’s explanation and undergoing endoscopy previouly. The mean STAI-S and STAI-T scores were 38.9 ± 6.5 and 38.9 ± 6.3. In multi-variable linear regression, STAI scores were not associated with factors such as chidren’s age and sex, parent’s age and sex, the history of endoscopy or the findings on endoscopy. Conclusion: Anxiety is a common problem among parents before their children undergo endoscopy. The main concerns of parents are the medical condition and complications related to endoscopy. There was no relationship between anxiety level and some demographic factors and endoscopy results.