Table 2 Clinical findings of inpatients offspring (n = 34), inpatient parents (n = 25) and caregivers (n = 25)
Variables children (n = 34) | M ± SD or percentage |
|---|---|
SDQ—informant (M ± SD) | |
Overall stress | 14.0 ± 7.3 |
Emotional distress | 4.1 ± 2.7 |
Behavioural difficulties | 2.7 ± 2.7 |
Hyperactivity and concentration difficulties | 4.4 ± 3.1 |
Difficulties getting along with other young people | 2.6 ± 1.8 |
Kind and helpful behaviour | 8.3 ± 2.1 |
Impact of any difficulties on the young person’s life | 1.0 ± 1.3 |
Internalizing symptoms (M ± SD) | 6.8 ± 3.7 |
Externalizing symptoms (M ± SD) | 7.2 ± 5.1 |
SDQ—diagnostic predictions (% high risk) | |
Any disorder | 38.3 |
Emotional disorder | 17.6 |
Behavioral disorder | 20.6 |
Hyperactivity or concentration disorder | 38.2 |
WHOQOLª (M ± SD) | |
Physical | 15.4 ± 2.4 |
Psychological | 13.4 ± 2.5 |
Social | 14.1 ± 4.4 |
Environmental | 14.1 ± 2.4 |
Overall | 15.0 ± 2.9 |
AUQEIb (M ± SD) | 44.9 ± 6.0 |
QOL—impairment (%) | 61.8 |
Children referred for psychiatric evaluation (%) | |
Already in treatment | 17.6 |
Referred for psychiatric evaluation | 41.2 |
Variables caregivers (n = 25) | |
PHQ depression caregivers (M ± SD) | 2.3 ± 1.7 |
PHQ anxiety—caregivers (M ± SD) | 2.9 ± 2.0 |
PHQ-4 total—caregivers (M ± SD) | 5.2 ± 3.4 |
PHQ-4 categories—symptoms in caregivers (%) | |
None | 20.8 |
Mild | 33.3 |
Moderate | 29.2 |
Severe | 16.7 |
Variables inpatient parents (n = 25) | |
Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S)—parent impatient (M ± SD) | 5.2 ± 1.0 |
Primary caregiver is the inpatient (%) | 70.6 |