title: [To how much strain are families with asthmatic children exposed?].
abstract: Children with bronchial asthma may have coping problems which involve the whole family. The aim of this study was to find out what strain such families may experience. A questionnaire was sent to all children who, during a five year period, were registered as having a diagnosis of bronchial obstruction in the Department of Paediatrics, Innherred Hospital, Norway. The parents of a sample of the children were interviewed, and the parents of 42 children also answered a questionnaire about coping problems and strain. The results showed that the prevalence of coping problems and strain was low for these families at the time of the interview. Coping problems were greater during the first two years after asthma debut. Mothers felt more strain than the fathers during the two first years.
authors.affiliation: Samfunnsmedisinsk forskningssenter, Statens Institutt for Folkehelse, Innherred sykehus.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Holmen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vatten
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Hva belaster familier med barn med astma?