Background: Parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder faced particular difficulties as a result of pandemic COVID 19. During the outbreak, those parents reported experiencing increased levels of stress, depression, anxiety, and burden. Aimof study: was to investigate Correlation between psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic and care burden among parents of attention deficit hyperactivity children. Design: A descriptive correlational design was utilized to achieve the aim of study. Setting: This study was carried out in pediatric outpatient of psychiatric & mental health in Benha city. Sample: Purposive sample of 100 parents of children with ADHD. Tools of data collection: Three tools were utilized to collect data, Tool (I): structured interview questionnaire sheet to assess socio demographic of parents and their children. Tool(II): The Zarit burden interview scale. Tool (III): Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS -21). Results: nearly half (48%) of the studied parents had severe psychological problems, more than one third (34.0 %) of them had moderate psychological problems, while more than half (56.0%) of the them had severe level of burden of care and more than one third (34.0%) of them had moderate level of burden of care. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant correlation between psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic and care burden among studied parents. Recommendations: conducting psycho educational program to enhance coping with psychological effect of covid 19 pandemic and alleviating care burden for parents of children with ADHD.
Fathi Mohamed El-attar, N., Nassef Zaki, H., & Nabawy Abo Zeid, E. (2021). Correlation between Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Care Burden among Parents of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Children. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12(3), 2136-2151. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.322499
MLA
Naglaa Fathi Mohamed El-attar; Hanan Nassef Zaki; Eman Nabawy Abo Zeid. "Correlation between Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Care Burden among Parents of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Children". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12, 3, 2021, 2136-2151. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.322499
HARVARD
Fathi Mohamed El-attar, N., Nassef Zaki, H., Nabawy Abo Zeid, E. (2021). 'Correlation between Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Care Burden among Parents of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Children', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 12(3), pp. 2136-2151. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.322499
VANCOUVER
Fathi Mohamed El-attar, N., Nassef Zaki, H., Nabawy Abo Zeid, E. Correlation between Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Care Burden among Parents of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Children. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021; 12(3): 2136-2151. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.322499
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