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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cardiol Young. 2021 Aug 9;32(5):738–745. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121002912

Table 4.

Questionnarie data

Mean (SD) or N (%) Range
Parental PTSS severity 21.31 (15.01) 0–69
Clinical criteria met
 -Intrusion 42 (70%) -
 -Avoidance of trauma reminders 25 (41.7%) -
 -Negative thoughts/feelings 25 (41.7%) -
 -Physiological arousal/reactivity 25 (41.7%) -
 -PTSD Dx 11 (18.3%) -
Parental PTGa 31.71 (8.81) 5–48
Overprotective parentingb 2.99 (0.75) 1.6–4.4
Child emo/beh problemsb 33.58 (8.48) 20–55
 -Child Anxious/Withdrawn 11.10 (3.32) 6–21
 -Child Fearful 8.88 (3.18) 4–15
 -Child Acting Out 13.60 (3.84) 7–22

N = 60.

a

N = 59.

b

N = 52.

Parental PTSS severity = PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) total score. Clinical Criteria Met = each symptom cluster met the criteria based on the PCL-5scoring guidelines. PTSD Dx = met the clinical criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder based on the PCL-5 scoring guidelines. Parental PTG = Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory – Short Form total score. Overprotective Parenting = combined mean score (5-point Likert scale) from age-appropriate version of the overprotective subscale on the Comprehensive General Parenting Questionnaire. Child emo/beh problems = Pediatric Emotional DistressScale total score and subscale total scores (clinical cut-offs: Anxious/Withdrawn >9.5; Fearful >8.5; Acting Out >13.5; Total>27.5).