Christine Mccusker|Nicola Doherty|B Molloy|N. Rooney|C. Mulholland|Andrew J Sands|Brian Craig|Moira Stewart|Frank Casey
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Interventions to Promote Adjustment in Children With Congenital Heart Disease Entering School and Their Families
Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University|Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children|Queens University
report randomized controlled trial psychological interventions promote adjustment children congenital heart disease familiesfollowing baseline assessment 90 children aged 45 years families randomly assigned intervention control group entering school 68 76 retained 10month followupgains observed measures maternal mental health family functioning although differences found measures child behavior home school children intervention group perceived sick less often mother missed fewer days school regression model using baseline measures predictors highlighted importance maternal mental health worry child neurodevelopmental functioning child behavioral outcomes almost year laterthe intervention promoted clinically significant gains child family program generalizable significance