Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 65. No. 1, 2026.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2026.65.01.08
Acute Stress Disorder in Surgically Treated Children and Their Parents: institutional Experience and Literature Review
Violeta Šetka-Čuljak
orcid.org/0000-0002-4827-0937
; Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Mostar University Clinical Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
*
Ante Kvesić
; Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Mostar University Clinical Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mladenka Vukojević
; Department of Pediatrics, Mostar University Clinical Hospital, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Acute stress disorder is a psychiatric entity including symptoms that may appear
as an individual response to exposure to a traumatic event within the first
four weeks. Pediatric surgical treatment may cause a high level of acute stress
disorder in children and their parents. The aim of this study was to determine
the symptoms of acute stress disorder in children undergoing surgery and their
parents, as well as their mutual connection. This was a prospective study over
a three-month period, involving children undergoing surgery and their parents
at the Division of Pediatric Surgery, Mostar University Clinical Hospital. Data
were collected from standardized questionnaires. The study involved 200 children
and their parents. Symptoms of acute stress disorder were recorded in
24.50% of mothers and 22.50% of fathers. There was no statistically significant
difference according to gender of parents experiencing symptoms of acute
stress. Certain symptoms were recorded in 28 %-55 % of children. A statistically
significant correlation was found between overall stress levels in parents and
avoidance symptoms in parents, and increased arousal in children. Acute stress
disorder as a result of pediatric surgical procedures affects children and their
parents equally. There was an association between overall stress levels in parents
and increased arousal in children.
Ključne riječi
Acute stress disorder; Symptoms; Pediatric surgery; Children; Parents
Hrčak ID:
345835
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.3.2026.
Posjeta: 250 *