Early Childhood Emotional, Relational, and Stress‐Related Outcomes Following Infant Cardiac Surgery
Tamera A. Clancy, Carolina de Weerth, Frank Muscara, Brigid Jordan · 2026
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Tamera Clancy, Carolina de Weerth, Frank Muscara, and Brigid Jordan follow preschoolers who had heart surgery as infants, in a study from 2026. Early surgery and hospital stays bring heavy stress that can shape stress systems and behavior. Parent-child bonds may buffer that early strain.
Twenty-two children with congenital heart disease and their parents took part in a lab visit. Spit samples tracked the stress hormone at three points, and trained raters scored parent-child interaction quality. Children varied widely in hormone response. Lower hormone levels tied to more behavior difficulty and to higher parent trauma reports, while longer hospital stays predicted flatter responses.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tamera A. Clancy, Carolina de Weerth, Frank Muscara, Brigid Jordan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |