Anxiety, Asthma in Children
Conditions
Keywords
asthma, maternal bonding, maternal bonding disruptions, mother-infant interaction
Brief summary
Six studies have preceded this project. Three studies suggested that there is a significant connection between pediatric asthma and disruptions in maternal-infant bonding (Feinberg, 1988; Schwartz, 1988; Pennington, 1991). Three studies suggested that children with asthma benefit from a type of therapy that improves bonding with their mothers (Madrid, Ames, Skolek, & Brown, 2000; Madrid, Ames, Horner, Brown, & Navarrette, 2004; Madrid, Pennington, Brown & Wolfe, 2011). This study proposes to study in a more thorough fashion the question of the incidence of bonding disruptions with between mothers and their children with asthma. This time there will be a larger sample, and more stringent criteria will used in assigning children to the asthma cohort. Through questions answered by mothers whose children have been said to have asthma, we will be able to decide if the children's respiratory conditions are likely to be attributable to asthma or more likely reflective of another respiratory condition such as vocal cord dysfunction or anxiety related hyperventilation (Anbar, 2014).
Interventions
OTHERAsthma
mothers who have children that have been diagnosed with respiratory issues
OTHERNon-asthma
mothers who have children that do not have a diagnosis of respiratory problems
Sponsors
Ran Anbar
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Biological mothers of male and female children between 2 and 12 years of age who live with or have contact with their children * English is the primary language of the biological mother
Exclusion criteria
* Mothers of children only below 2 or above 12 years of age * Mothers of children thought to have a chronic health condition other than asthma * Mothers who have already completed a questionnaire with another child
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects with asthma and/or maternal infant bonding issues | Day 1 | A questionnaire will be scored by a pediatric pulmonologist and a psychologist |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed