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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 14(3) pp. 335-340, 1989
© 1989 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Anxiety in Parents Seeking Pediatric Care1

Joseph W. Hatcher2, Anthony J. Richtsmeier and Sharen Westin

University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School and Cook County Hospital

2All correspondence should be sent to Joseph Hatcher, Department of Psychology, University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60064

Interviewed parents of 103 children brought to a pediatric walk-in clinic, before and after seeing a physician. Previsit state anxiety was minimally related to parent perceptions of child's condition or the hospital. Anxiety, perception of child's discomfort, and perception of illness severity decreased while perceived understanding of child's illness increased postvisit. Parent perceptions of their child's condition and of the visit contributed little to the prediction of postvisit anxiety. Parent perceptions of their child's illness and the hospital were minimally related to their level of state anxiety when they brought their child to an acute care service. The visit with the physician decreased parent anxiety and improved parent perceptions of their child's condition, but these effects had little relationship to postvisit anxiety.

Key words: parents; families; anxiety; health care; acute illness.


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