Caregiver Stress, Mental Health, and Self-Efficacy in ADHD Households

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: ADHD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06994000

607/46/4838

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigate the relationship between caregiver stress, mental health, and self-efficacy in families with children who have ADHD.

Full description

A cross-sectional design was utilized, involving 160 caregivers from the Abdullah Al-Tamimi Autism Center in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. Participants completed an online questionnaire that assessed sociodemographic information, caregiver stress (via the Kingston Caregiver Stress Scale), mental health (using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form), and self-efficacy (measured by the General Self-Efficacy Scale).

Enrollment: 160 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

mothers, fathers, or grandparents who are involved in the child's primary care and are between the ages of 18 and 60

Exclusion criteria

Caregivers who declined to participate in the current study, those who failed to complete the questionnaire, individuals not residing in the same household, and those not engaged in direct patient care

Trial design

160 participants in 1 patient group

Descriptive Group

Description:

A convenience sample of 160 participants included caregivers of children diagnosed with ADHD (inattention, hyperactivity, or a combination thereof) by a psychiatrist, following the DSM-5 TR diagnostic criteria at neurodevelopmental centers in Saudi Arabia