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BEING MOTHER OF A CHILD WITH FOOD ALLERGY: STRESS, RESILIENCE AND MATERNAL FUNCTION

BESİN ALERJİSİ OLAN ÇOCUĞUN ANNESİ OLMAK: STRES, YILMAZLIK VE ANNELİK FONKSİYONU

Aylin Kurt(BARTIN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5521-0828
Fatma Dinç(BARTIN UNIVERSITY)0000-0003-1451-7441
Tülin Kurt Alkan(Zonguldak Atatürk Devlet Hastanesi)0000-0002-5300-000X
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2023-09-21
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Conclusion: It is recommended that parents of children with food allergies who have special dietary needs and allergic asthma/rhinitis symptoms be supported, and that treatment and care programs should be established.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: We aimed to examine the relationship between the stress experienced by mothers of children with food allergy and resilience and maternal function of mothers.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 372 mothers whose child was diagnosed with food allergy/intolerance between March and December 2022 in the pediatric allergy outpatient clinic of a health practice and research center.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: It is recommended that parents of children with food allergies who have special dietary needs and allergic asthma/rhinitis symptoms be supported, and that treatment and care programs should be established.
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Aim: We aimed to examine the relationship between the stress experienced by mothers of children with food allergy and resilience and maternal function of mothers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 372 mothers whose child was diagnosed with food allergy/intolerance between March and December 2022 in the pediatric allergy outpatient clinic of a health practice and research center. Introductory Information Form, Parenting Stress Scale Turkish Form, Barkin Maternal Function Scale and Mother Resilience Scale were data collection forms. Results: In this study, 59.5% of the children were girls and the mean age was 8.00±7.56 months. 73.8% of the children had a diagnosis of food allergy and 26.2% of them had a diagnosis of food intolerance. The level of resilience increased as the maternal function of mothers of children diagnosed with food allergy (r=0.623, p=0.000) and intolerance (r=0.767, p=0.006) by the physician increased. There was no relationship between stress and maternal resilience and maternal function (p>0.05). Conclusion: It is recommended that parents of children with food allergies who have special dietary needs and allergic asthma/rhinitis symptoms be supported, and that treatment and care programs should be established.

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Amaç: Besin alerjisi olan çocukların annelerinin yaşadığı stres, annelik fonskiyonu ve yılmazlığı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçladık. Yöntem: Bu kesitsel çalışma, bir sağlık uygulama ve araştırma merkezinin çocuk alerji polikliniğinde Mart-Aralık 2022 tarihleri arasında çocuğuna besin alerjisi/intoleransı tanısı konulan 372 anne ile yapıldı. Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Ebeveynlik Stres Ölçeği Türkçe Formu, Barkın Annelik Fonksiyonu Ölçeği ve AnneYılmazlık Ölçeği veri toplama formlarıdır. Bulgular: Çocukların %59.5'i kızdı ve yaş ortalaması 8.00±7.56 aydı. Çocukların %73.8'i besin alerjisi, %26.2'si besin intoleransı tanısı almıştı. Hekim tarafından besin alerjisi (r=0.623, p=0.000) ve intolerans (r=0.767, p=0.006) tanısı alan çocukların annelerinin annelik fonksiyonu arttıkça yılmazlık düzeyi de yükseliyordu. Stres ile annenin yılmazlığı ve annenin işlevi arasında ilişki yoktu (p>0.05). Sonuç: Özel beslenme gereksinimi olan ve alerjik astım/rinit semptomları olan besin alerjisi olan çocukların ebeveynlerine destek olunması, tedavi ve bakım programlarının oluşturulması önerilmektedir.

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Kurt, A., Dinç, F., Alkan, T. K. (2023). BEING MOTHER OF A CHILD WITH FOOD ALLERGY: STRESS, RESILIENCE AND MATERNAL FUNCTION. Selçuk Sağlık Dergisi, Volume: 4 Issue: 2. https://ajindex.com/articles/1542288

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