Challenges experienced by parents living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

IF 0.3 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Meisie Mofokeng, Anna E van der Wath
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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this South African study was to explore parents' experiences of living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Methods: A qualitative research design was followed. Purposive sampling was used to select ten parents living with children diagnosed with ADHD receiving outpatient treatment at a psychiatric facility. Data, collected through unstructured individual interviews, were analysed using open coding. Measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical research practices were applied.

Results: Five themes emerged: burden of care; emotional effects; social effects; impact of the educational challenges, and attempts to cope with the burden of care.

Conclusion: Parents living with a child with ADHD experience stress as they struggle to cope with the child's symptoms amidst the stigmatising attitudes from family and community members. Parents experience burdensome emotions and impaired social and occupational functioning. Health care practitioners need to take note of the challenges inherent to parenting a child with ADHD in order to provide multi-disciplinary interventions aimed at empowering and supporting parents.

与患有注意力缺陷多动障碍的孩子一起生活的父母所经历的挑战。
目的:这项南非研究的目的是探讨父母与患有注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)的孩子一起生活的经历。方法:采用定性研究设计。有目的的抽样被用来选择10名父母,他们的孩子被诊断为多动症,在精神病院接受门诊治疗。通过非结构化个人访谈收集的数据使用开放编码进行分析。采取措施确保诚信和合乎道德的研究实践。结果:出现了五个主题:护理负担;情绪影响;社会影响;影响教育的挑战,并试图应付照顾的负担。结论:与患有多动症的孩子生活在一起的父母经历了压力,因为他们在家庭和社区成员的污名化态度中努力应对孩子的症状。父母会经历沉重的情绪负担,社交和职业功能受损。卫生保健从业人员需要注意到养育患有多动症的孩子所固有的挑战,以便提供旨在增强和支持父母的多学科干预措施。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health publishes papers that contribute to improving the mental health of children and adolescents, especially those in Africa. Papers from all disciplines are welcome. It covers subjects such as epidemiology, mental health prevention and promotion, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, policy and risk behaviour. The journal contains review articles, original research (including brief reports), clinical papers in a "Clinical perspectives" section and book reviews. The Journal is published in association with the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SAACAPAP).
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