Parental experiences and needs of caring for a child with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
22q11.2DS
Caregivers
Children
Healthcare
Online survey
Parenting
Rare Diseases
Journal
Orphanet journal of rare diseases
ISSN: 1750-1172
Titre abrégé: Orphanet J Rare Dis
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101266602
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 Dec 2023
04 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
23
03
2023
accepted:
18
11
2023
medline:
6
12
2023
pubmed:
5
12
2023
entrez:
4
12
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
For a variety of reasons, raising a child with 22q11.2DS has significant psychosocial and financial repercussions for the family caregivers. Our aim was to identify and explain the expectations and concerns of Polish parents of 22q11.2DS children. An online survey was developed consisting of four sections: demographics, emotions experienced by caregivers while performing their duties, attitudes of the respondents about providing care, and finally different aspects of the caregivers' life satisfaction. The study was conducted with the support of the Polish 22q11 Association. Forty-four caregivers of Polish origin completed the survey, all but one of whom were mothers. Thirty-four per cent (n = 15/44) declared full-time employment. According to 73% (n = 32/44) of those surveyed, the child's disease has not harmed their relationship with the partner. In spite of the fact that the median diagnosis time was 1.9 years (ranging from 0 to 12 years), the caregivers indicated that they had contacted on average 3.9 doctors before obtaining the right diagnosis (range 1-17). The Internet was the main source of information and knowledge about their child's disease for 93% of respondents (n = 41/44), while for 54% (n = 24/44) it was the association for people with 22q11DS. Only 26% rated as very good or good the support for caregivers offered by the central and local government or its agendas. The physicians' knowledge about 22q11DS was positively rated by 14% of respondents (n = 6/44). The most frequently chosen source of support for 66% of respondents (n = 29/44) turned out to be their families, and for 34% - a Facebook support group (n = 15/44). Asked how often they rated their quality of life (QoL) highly, none of our respondents chose the option "always", although 64% (28/44) gave the answer "often". Our study is the first one in Poland to develop an online survey specifically for use with caregivers of paediatric patients with 22q11.2DS. Our respondents revealed that caring for 22q11.2 children entails a burden that extends far beyond clinical facets and has a significant impact on every dimension of the caregivers' lives, including their mental health, everyday activities, families, professional career and social lives. At the same time, caregivers are de facto left alone with the bureaucracy of the healthcare system.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
For a variety of reasons, raising a child with 22q11.2DS has significant psychosocial and financial repercussions for the family caregivers. Our aim was to identify and explain the expectations and concerns of Polish parents of 22q11.2DS children. An online survey was developed consisting of four sections: demographics, emotions experienced by caregivers while performing their duties, attitudes of the respondents about providing care, and finally different aspects of the caregivers' life satisfaction. The study was conducted with the support of the Polish 22q11 Association.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Forty-four caregivers of Polish origin completed the survey, all but one of whom were mothers. Thirty-four per cent (n = 15/44) declared full-time employment. According to 73% (n = 32/44) of those surveyed, the child's disease has not harmed their relationship with the partner. In spite of the fact that the median diagnosis time was 1.9 years (ranging from 0 to 12 years), the caregivers indicated that they had contacted on average 3.9 doctors before obtaining the right diagnosis (range 1-17). The Internet was the main source of information and knowledge about their child's disease for 93% of respondents (n = 41/44), while for 54% (n = 24/44) it was the association for people with 22q11DS. Only 26% rated as very good or good the support for caregivers offered by the central and local government or its agendas. The physicians' knowledge about 22q11DS was positively rated by 14% of respondents (n = 6/44). The most frequently chosen source of support for 66% of respondents (n = 29/44) turned out to be their families, and for 34% - a Facebook support group (n = 15/44). Asked how often they rated their quality of life (QoL) highly, none of our respondents chose the option "always", although 64% (28/44) gave the answer "often".
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Our study is the first one in Poland to develop an online survey specifically for use with caregivers of paediatric patients with 22q11.2DS. Our respondents revealed that caring for 22q11.2 children entails a burden that extends far beyond clinical facets and has a significant impact on every dimension of the caregivers' lives, including their mental health, everyday activities, families, professional career and social lives. At the same time, caregivers are de facto left alone with the bureaucracy of the healthcare system.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38049864
doi: 10.1186/s13023-023-02980-3
pii: 10.1186/s13023-023-02980-3
pmc: PMC10696670
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
379Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s).
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