Parenting stress of mothers and fathers of young children with cognitive delays in Vietnam

Shin, Jin Yong; Nhan, Nguyen Viet; Crittenden, Kathleen S.; Hong, Hoang Thi Dieu; Flory, Michael; Ladinsky, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00840.x

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“…Results yielded little evidence that social support (i.e., instrumental support from family, instrumental support from others, and emotional support) protected adult health. Contrary to some previous research and our hypotheses, social support was not significantly related to either physical or mental health outcomes (Feldman, McDonald, Serbin, Stack, Secco, & Yu, 2007; Guralnick, 2008; Shin, Nhan, Crittendon, Flory, & Ladinsky, 2006). However, our measures of support assessed the hours of total support received and did not assess for any functional measures of support such as number of support sources, satisfaction with support, or content of support (Resch, Elliot, & Benz, 2012).…”

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Health and well-being in midlife parents of children with special health needs.

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Grzywacz

2014

Families, Systems, & Health

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Introduction The objectives of this study were to delineate variation in mental and physical health outcomes over a 10-year period among parents with a child with special health needs as compared to parents of a typically developing child; and evaluate the possible protective effects of parental perceived control and social support. Method The sample consisted of 646 parents from the longitudinal Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) study. Nearly one-quarter of the sample (n=128; 22.3%) reported having a child with a special health care need. Results Cross-sectional analyses indicated that parents of a child with special care needs reported poorer self-rated mental health, greater depressive symptoms, and more restrictions in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Parents of a child with special health care needs had greater increases in depressive symptoms over time and greater declines in instrumental activities of daily living than parents of typically developing children. Perceived control was a robust predictor of all health outcomes over time. Discussion The added stressors of parenting a child with special health needs may undermine the long-term health of parents. Behavioral interventions and clinical practices that facilitate parental perceived control may enable resilience and better health.

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Health and well-being in midlife parents of children with special health needs.

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2014

Families, Systems, & Health

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“…As in other studies (2, 3, 26, 41–43), these mothers had very low levels of community participation. Participation was quite strongly linked to distress noting that, among these mothers, except for three types of activity (neighbours, friends, and adult learning), participation was linked to greater , and not to less , distress.…”

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Social capital and mental health among mothers in Vietnam who have children with disabilities

Thủy

Berry

2013

Global Health Action

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BackgroundHaving a child with a disability is a heavy burden for mothers, especially in developing countries, where there is little available financial or other government support. Having a child with a disability is also linked to mental health problems and poor quality of life. Communities rich in social capital and individuals who have high levels of personal social capital generally enjoy day-to-day and long-term health and social benefits but this has not been investigated in Vietnam among mothers of children with disabilities. This study aims to investigate these mothers’ distress in terms of their social capital.MethodsA cross-sectional study based on an interviewer-assisted survey included 172 mothers of children with moderate/severe disabilities in two provinces of Vietnam (one in the North and one in central Vietnam), using a newly translated and modified version of the Australian community participation questionnaire, several measures of personal social cohesion, and Kessler's 10-item measure of general psychological distress. Hierarchical linear regression modelling was used to explore the relationships among socio-demographic factors, multiple components of structural and cognitive social capita, and mothers’ distress controlling for a wide range of socio-demographic characteristics, the nature of the child's disability, and mothers’ personality (extroversion).ResultsMothers in this study were highly and multiply disadvantaged, and they had very high levels of distress and low levels of community participation. Furthermore, most forms of participation were associated with greater, not less, distress. Socio-demographic characteristics, child's disability, and mothers’ personality did little to explain variance in mothers’ distress, but types and amounts of participation were important predictors. The final regression model explained 29% of variance in distress, with major contributions made by living in a mountainous area, having a ‘reserved’ personality, and frequency and types of participation.ConclusionVietnamese mothers whose children have disabilities are extremely marginalised and distressed. They have only modest social capital, but the little they have tends to be related to better mental health. Being from the mountains; being ‘reserved’; spending time with friends, neighbours, and in educational activities; and trusting others are related to better mental health among these women. However, several types of participation are associated with worse mental health. Such activities should be avoided in any interventions designed to increase social capital as a mental health promotion strategy.

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“…There is a need for flexibility in policy implementation that would take into consideration the rural-urban differences. 11,[20][21][22] The lack of income or economic resources was reported to have strong association with families' perceived dissatisfaction with life, higher levels of psychological stress and decreased level of well-being. 11,[20][21][22] The lack of income or economic resources was reported to have strong association with families' perceived dissatisfaction with life, higher levels of psychological stress and decreased level of well-being.…”

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Quality of life among Malaysian mothers with a child with Down syndrome

Geok

Abdullah

Kee

2013

Int J of Nursing Practice

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the quality of life (QOL) among mothers with a child with Down syndrome using The World Health Organization Quality of Life scale instrument. A convenience sample of 161 mothers was accessed through the various institutions which provide interventional or educational programmes to children with disabilities within two of the regions of the Borneo State of Malaysia (Sarawak). Nearly half of the group of mothers perceived their QOL as neither poor nor good (n = 73). An overall QOL score of 14.0 ± 1.84 was obtained. The highest and lowest domain scores were found for social relationship domain (Mean = 14.9 ± 2.1) and environmental support domain (Mean = 13.3 ± 2.1) respectively. Correlation analysis of selected background variables (i.e. locality, education, income and marital status) and overall QOL indicated rho (161) = 0.22-0.28 (P < 0.01). Inverse correlation between maternal age and overall QOL score was indicated, with rho (161) = -0.17 (P < 0.05). Linear regression analysis indicated that the combination of these few variables together accounted for 14.5% of the QOL variability in the sample. Findings point to implications for priorities of care provisions by policy-makers and care professionals in their practice.

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Parenting stress of mothers and fathers of young children with cognitive delays in Vietnam

Cited by 65 publications

References 30 publications

Health and well-being in midlife parents of children with special health needs.

Health and well-being in midlife parents of children with special health needs.

Social capital and mental health among mothers in Vietnam who have children with disabilities

Quality of life among Malaysian mothers with a child with Down syndrome

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