Parental Anxiety Associated with a Child's Bronchial Asthma

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Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the level of anxiety in parents of asthmatic children in comparison to parents of healthy children, that is, children who did not have any chronic disease. Parental anxiety was measured using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The questionnaire was completed by 50 parents of asthmatic children and by 30 parents of healthy children. The parents of the healthy children served as the comparison group. Two parameters of anxiety were assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory: state anxiety and trait anxiety. The parents of the asthmatic children scored higher on both scales of anxiety than parents of the healthy children (44.32 vs 34.63 and 42.46 vs 34.70, respectively). No correlation was found between parental anxiety and the severity of the children's asthma.