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Table 1 Key characteristics of the included studies

From: PTSD in parents of children with severe diseases: a systematic review to face Covid-19 impact

Study

Month, year

Type of study

Child disease

Time since diagnosis/event (years)

Total sample (N)

Mothers

Fathers

Parent couple

^Child

Age (years)

PTSD (%)

    

°Mean [SD] or median [IQR]

 

N

°(age) Mean [SD] or median [R]

*Psych fam. (%)

N

°(age) Mean [SD] or median [R]°

*Psych fam (%)

 

°Mean [SD] or median [R]°

 

Carmassi et al.,

Feb, 2019

Cross sectional

Epilepsy

> 1 month

199

134

42.3 [27–60]

17.2%

65

45.9 [29–60]

18.5%

44

0–18

♀ 19.5%

♂ 8.1%

Werner et 'al.,

May, 2019

Cross sectional

Cardiac device

6.3 [0.4–17.9]

126

69

42 [28.0–60.0]

–

57

44 [28.0–68.0]

–

–

4.9 [4.4]

♀ 1%

♂ 0%

Lehman et al.,

Jan, 2020

Longitudinal

T0 / T1 (6 months)

Stroke

♀ 0.70 [0.33–1.25]

♂ 0.58 [0.34–1.25]

81

54

36.2 [23.8–56.0]

–

27

38.4 [34.7–41.3]

–

23

1.58 [0.92–10.92]

♀ 28%

♂ 15%

Schecter et al.,

Feb, 2020

Cross sectional

NICU infants

1

91

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

<  1

> 1

♀ 17%

♂ 9%

  1. ° SD:Standard deviation/ R:Range/ IQR:Interquartile Range
  2. ^Child age at the time of diagnosis/*Parents’ psychiatric family history