{"title":"Evaluation of stress of parents of children with disability and without disability – pilot study","authors":"P. Benešová, L. Sikorová","doi":"10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the level of stress of parents caring for children with a disability and parents of children without a disability. Methods. Pilot study was performed in the period from October to November 2020. A total number of 40 parents of children with a disability and 40 parents of children without a disability participated in this study. Parenting Stress Index 4 Short Form in Czech version (PSI 4 SF) has been used as a research tool. Results. It has been found out that parents of children with a disability have high stress levels in comparison with the group of parents of children without a disability. The difference in the stress perception between the monitored group and the control group is statistically significant (p<0.001) in all subscales as well as in the overall evaluation. Conclusion. Caring for a child with a disability is associated with high levels of stress. Healthcare professionals should identify parental stress and offer the parents professional help in caring for their child according to their needs.","PeriodicalId":326203,"journal":{"name":"Pielegniarstwo XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pielegniarstwo XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0018","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the level of stress of parents caring for children with a disability and parents of children without a disability. Methods. Pilot study was performed in the period from October to November 2020. A total number of 40 parents of children with a disability and 40 parents of children without a disability participated in this study. Parenting Stress Index 4 Short Form in Czech version (PSI 4 SF) has been used as a research tool. Results. It has been found out that parents of children with a disability have high stress levels in comparison with the group of parents of children without a disability. The difference in the stress perception between the monitored group and the control group is statistically significant (p<0.001) in all subscales as well as in the overall evaluation. Conclusion. Caring for a child with a disability is associated with high levels of stress. Healthcare professionals should identify parental stress and offer the parents professional help in caring for their child according to their needs.