Effect of Parent Training regarding Coping Strategies on Reducing Stress among Parent of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ramadan Esmail Magor, Nagwa; El-Sayed El-Ghadban, Fathia; Thabet Hassanine  Atea, Sharbat; Hassan Saied Khalil, Hala; Gamal Abd Elnaser Ahmed, Mona; Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Manal

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.194365

Effect of Parent Training regarding Coping Strategies on Reducing Stress among Parent of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt

² Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Fayoum University, Egypt

³ Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt

⁴ Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, ZagaZig University, Egypt

⁵ Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2021.194365

Abstract

Background: There is no doubt that the mothers' adaptation helps improve the quality of life, not
only for any child with special needs but for the whole family, which greatly helps in improving the
child's condition and improving the care provided to him by a conscious parent who can meet the
child's needs properly. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of parent training regarding
coping strategies on reducing stress among mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). Research design: A quasi-experimental design was used in carrying out this study. Setting
at This study was conducted at the Child Psychiatry out-patient clinic at Sohag University Hospital.
Sample: A purposive sample of a total of forty mothers and their children with ASD aged 4-12
years participated in this study. Tools: Four tools were utilized for data collection. I- A structured
interviewing questionnaire sheet, which included two parts, part 1: Demographic characteristic of
the mothers, Part 2: Demographic characteristic of their children, II-Parenting Stress Index: Short
Form Abidin (1992), III- Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI), IV- Child Behavior Checklist. The data
were collected before, immediately after and 3 months after the implementation of the parent
training program. Results: The current study revealed a statistically significant improvement was
found between the Parenting Stress Index and the Coping Strategies Inventory of the studied
mothers as pre/ immediate post and after three months after the training program implementation
(p < 0.05). Conclusion: implementation of parent training regarding coping strategies reduced stress
among mothers of children with ASD, so the study mainly recommended that parent training
regarding coping strategies for mothers of children with ASD should be conducted to reduce stress
among mothers of children with ASD.

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