Apego y síntomas emocionales en familiares de adolescentes con talla baja

Caring for an adolescent child with a medical condition such as short stature (TB) is associated with emotional symptoms. Sociodemographic factors and secure attachment may buffer them. The aim was to study factors related to emotional symptoms in caregivers of adolescents with TB. A total of 157 caregivers of adolescents with TB participated. We assessed sociodemographic variables, anxiety, depression and attachment. Many had anxious symptoms (46.90%), depressive symptoms (17.50%) and emotional distress (14.40%). Secure attachment, the presence of fewer children, the absence of chronic conditions in other children, and a lesser affectation of the child's height were associated with less symptomatology. It is important to attend to the family in the process of assessment and treatment of the disease.