Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in Iranian mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder

Kousha, Maryam; Attar, Hoda Alizadeh; Shoar, Zohreh

doi:10.1177/1367493515598644

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“…Most previous studies in Iran have explored QOL in mothers of autistic children, while ignoring the fathers (11,12). Therefore, in the present study, we examined a hypothesis, suggesting a significant difference in HRQOL of mothers and fathers of autistic children.…”

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A Study on Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression, and Associated Factors Among Parents of Children with Autism in Kermanshah, Iran

Amirian

Solimani

Maleki

et al. 2017

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Background: The focus of recent research has significantly shifted from explaining the causes and symptoms of autism to investigating issues related to the parents of autistic children. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate health-related quality of life (HRQOL), depression, and associated factors among parents of autistic children in Kermanshah, Iran. Methods: In this cross sectional study performed in 2015, a total of 97 male and female parents of autistic children completed 3 questionnaires: background/demographic checklist, 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), and beck's depression inventory. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 18. Results: Analysis of the general physical health domain of HRQOL demonstrated no significant difference between men and women (P > 0.05). On the other hand, in all subdomains of mental health, women's scores were higher in comparison with men, and there was a significant difference in the mental health domain. Also, analysis of depression level revealed that 25.8% of the subjects had severe depression. Conclusions: Given the low level of QOL and depressive symptoms in more than two-thirds of parents of autistic children, psychological empowerment of this group is recommended.

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A Study on Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression, and Associated Factors Among Parents of Children with Autism in Kermanshah, Iran

Amirian

Solimani

Maleki

et al. 2017

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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“…Accordingly, many researchers have designed and conducted studies on this matter. Studies on the quality of life in the mothers of children with an autism disorder, 17,18 the mothers of children with cerebral palsy, 19 and the mothers of mentally disabled children 20 are among the examples in this regard. The stresses and problems that the mothers of these children experience may affect their quality of life.…”

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Quality of Life in the Mothers of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its Effective Factors

Karimirad

Noghani

Oghli

et al. 2019

Int J Epidemiol Res

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Background and aims: Having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have an impact on the quality of life of his/her parents, particularly his/her mother. However, very limited studies have addressed this issue in Iran and the world. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the quality of life in the mothers of children with ADHD and its effective factors. Methods: The present descriptive-analytic study was carried out in Tehran from April to September 2016. A total of 110 mothers of ADHD children were enrolled in the study through a convenience sampling method, who referred to psychiatric centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. An informed consent form was obtained from all the participants as well. In addition, a researcher-made checklist for demographic characteristics and the 36-item Short Form of Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36) were utilized for data collection. The collected data were then entered into SPSS 16 statistical software. Finally, descriptive tests (mean and median) and statistical tests including Pearson correlation test, independent t test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Results: The mean age of participated mothers was 39.5 years and most children were males (76.4%). The mean overall score of the quality of life was 60.6 ± 20.4. Among the eight dimensions of the questionnaire, participants achieved the lowest score regarding the dimension of "the role limitations due to emotional problems" with the mean score of 52.43, while the highest score was observed in terms of "the physical function" dimension with the mean score of 77.30. No significant relationship was observed between any of the demographic characteristics and the mean overall score of the quality of life (P > 0.05). Conclusion: In the present study, the quality of life of the mothers was not significantly different from the quality of life of normal mothers. However, the healthcare team should pay more attention regarding some dimensions of the quality of life. Eventually, similar studies are recommended to be conducted due to the lack of sufficient evidence regarding this issue among the mothers of ADHD children.

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“…Previous studies revealed that the sources of stress experienced by mothers who have children with special needs can be categorized as internal and external factors. The internal factors include: 1) mother's perception of her child's condition [12]; 2) mothers' negative feelings such as depression [13]; anxiety [14,15]; doubt of her child's future [16]; 3) strength in coping with stress sources [17]; 4) negative public stigma of child with special need [18 -21], which generates shame of having child with special need [22]; 5) personality [23]; hardiness is a personality character, which consists of a set of attitudes resulting in strength in coping with stressing life events [24]; 6) Individual's personal resources [25]. The external factors include: 1) low social support to mothers of children with special needs [26]; 2) children's limitedness such as children's dependence on parents [27], low capability of communicating their requests [28], increasing maladaptive behaviors of children [29 -32]; incapability of controlling their emotions [33]; 3) high cost of fulfilling children's needs [34].…”

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Sense of Competence as Mediator on Parenting Stress

Daulay¹,

Ramdhani²,

Hadjam³

2018

TOPSYJ

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Background:Mothers who have children with special needs are prone to parenting stress due to the limitations of the children.Objectives:This study aimed to test the contributions of hardiness, social support and child’s maladaptive behaviors as mediated by parenting sense of competence to parenting stress in mothers of children with special-need.Methods:The participants of this study were 256 mothers. Five variables used were hardiness, social support, child’s maladaptive behavior, parenting sense of competence, and parenting stress, which shaped the structural model of the study. The data of this study were analyzed in two stages, using a structural equation modeling to assess a full model and post-hoc analysis to assess the differences of parenting stress based on types of the children’s disabilities.Results:The results: 1) parenting stress was directly influenced by hardiness, social support, child’s maladaptive behavior, and parenting sense of competence; 2) The relationship between hardiness and parenting stress was mediated by parenting sense of competence; 3) the mothers having children with autism spectrum disorder went through parenting stress higher than those raising children with other types of special need.Conclusion:The importance of parenting sense of competence as the mediator variable is discussed The determinant of parenting stress is directly affected by a child’s maladaptive behavior that has a positive correlation with parenting stress. The hardiness and parenting sense of competence as mother’s internal strength has a negative correlation with parenting stress, and so do the social support as external strength.

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Anxiety, depression, and quality of life in Iranian mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder

Cited by 42 publications

References 30 publications

A Study on Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression, and Associated Factors Among Parents of Children with Autism in Kermanshah, Iran

A Study on Health-Related Quality of Life, Depression, and Associated Factors Among Parents of Children with Autism in Kermanshah, Iran

Quality of Life in the Mothers of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its Effective Factors

Sense of Competence as Mediator on Parenting Stress

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