title: [Experience of parents in home monitoring of apnea for prevention of sudden infant death (SIDS)].
abstract: 89 of 119 parents of infants with apnea home monitoring answered to a standard questionnaire concerning different aspects of home monitoring. In almost all cases the home monitoring was finished at the begin of the study, lasting from six months to 12 months. The indications for an apnea monitor were: apparent life threatening event (n = 8), SIDS-sibling (n = 24), sleep apnea syndrome (n = 40) and parents pressing request (n = 17). 90% of parents felt to have got enough information about the function of the apnea monitor (mostly Graseby MR-10 monitor) and what they have to do when there is an apnea alarm. 6% of parents changed the monitor because of technical problems. Most of the alarms were registrated by almost all parents between 24 h and 6 h. 35% of parents stimulated their infants in case of an apnea alarm gently to vigorously, one infant had a mouth to mouth resuscitation. Questions concerning the psychological and social impact of home monitoring on parents demonstrated that there was some stress like anxiety, sleep disturbances mainly in the mothers. We conclude from parents experience with apnea home monitoring the need for an adequate medical, technical and psychological support.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Kinderklinik Graz, Osterreich.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reiterer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Einspieler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haidmayer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schober
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000523:psychology*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Erfahrungen der Eltern mit dem Apnoe-Heimmonitoring zur Prävention des plötzlichen Kindstodes (SIDS).