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Community Mental Health Journal
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal 4/2017

01-05-2017 | Original Paper

Association Between Parenting Stress and Functional Impairment Among Children Diagnosed with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Authors: Yasser S. Almogbel, Rohit Goyal, Sujit S. Sansgiry

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 4/2017

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the association between parenting stress and functional impairment among children with Neurodevelopmental Disorder (NDD). A sample of 150 parents of children diagnosed with NDD were recruited from schools that offer special education services. Parents completed a self-administered survey containing the parenting stress index-short form (PSI-SF) scale and the Columbia Impairment Scale. The multiple logistic regression conducted to compare those with clinically significant PSI-SF scores indicated that the risk of parents with clinically significant scores of parenting stress increased 5.5 times with functionally impaired children with NDD. Further the risk of stress increased 4.6 times when these parents reported having their own disorder/disease. The risk of stress was reduced by 57% for those who had higher than a college level education compared to those with a college level education or below. These findings might help health care providers to initiate early intervention strategies such as peer support and education that can prevent parenting stress and reduce the risk of potential incidence of depression.
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Metadata
Title
Association Between Parenting Stress and Functional Impairment Among Children Diagnosed with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Authors
Yasser S. Almogbel
Rohit Goyal
Sujit S. Sansgiry
Publication date
01-05-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0096-9

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