Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural Background
Objectives: The study aimed to explore the perceived burden and stress among mothers of autistic children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Riphah International University over 4 months, from October 2020 to January 2021. The samples were recruited using non-probability convenien...
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| author | Nazia Mumtaz Tanveer Fatima Ghulam Saqulain |
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| description | Objectives: The study aimed to explore the perceived burden and stress among mothers of autistic children.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Riphah International University over 4 months, from October 2020 to January 2021. The samples were recruited using non-probability convenience sampling and comprised 84 mothers (23-60 years old) of children aged 3-16 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from different special education centers in Lahore. A demographic questionnaire, Parental Stress Scale (PSS), and Zarit burden interview (ZBI) were used to collect the study data, which were analyzed in SPSS v. 22 software.
Results: Forty-five Mothers (53.6%) suffered from moderate to severe burden with a high Mean±SD ZBI (41.75±10.62) and Parental Stress Scale (PSS) scores (48.67±8.04). Also, there is a significant positive correlation between the two scores (r=0.585, P=0.000). A significant association was noted between the mother’s stress and the severity of autism (P=0.006) and the child’s medication (P=0.008), also between the mother’s burden and the child’s age (P=0.019).
Discussion: According to the current study’s findings, mothers of children with ASD perceived a high level of burden and stress. The association was seen with factors of children’s age, severity level, and child medication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e0a2847f392479ea84da3f3498442fe2023-10-01T07:41:00ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationIranian Rehabilitation Journal1735-36021735-36102022-03-012014352Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural BackgroundNazia Mumtaz0Tanveer Fatima1Ghulam Saqulain2 Department of Speech Language Pathology, Faculty of Rehab and Allied Health Sciences,Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan. Centre of Mentally and Physically Affected Special Students (COMPASS), Lahore, Pakistan. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Capital Hospital PGMI, Islamabad, Pakistan. Objectives: The study aimed to explore the perceived burden and stress among mothers of autistic children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Riphah International University over 4 months, from October 2020 to January 2021. The samples were recruited using non-probability convenience sampling and comprised 84 mothers (23-60 years old) of children aged 3-16 years with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from different special education centers in Lahore. A demographic questionnaire, Parental Stress Scale (PSS), and Zarit burden interview (ZBI) were used to collect the study data, which were analyzed in SPSS v. 22 software. Results: Forty-five Mothers (53.6%) suffered from moderate to severe burden with a high Mean±SD ZBI (41.75±10.62) and Parental Stress Scale (PSS) scores (48.67±8.04). Also, there is a significant positive correlation between the two scores (r=0.585, P=0.000). A significant association was noted between the mother’s stress and the severity of autism (P=0.006) and the child’s medication (P=0.008), also between the mother’s burden and the child’s age (P=0.019). Discussion: According to the current study’s findings, mothers of children with ASD perceived a high level of burden and stress. The association was seen with factors of children’s age, severity level, and child medication.http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1455-en.pdfautism spectrum disordercaregiver burdenparental stress scale |
| spellingShingle | Nazia Mumtaz Tanveer Fatima Ghulam Saqulain Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural Background Iranian Rehabilitation Journal autism spectrum disorder caregiver burden parental stress scale |
| title | Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural Background |
| title_full | Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural Background |
| title_fullStr | Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural Background |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural Background |
| title_short | Perception of Burden and Stress Among Mothers of Autistic Children in Pakistani Cultural Background |
| title_sort | perception of burden and stress among mothers of autistic children in pakistani cultural background |
| topic | autism spectrum disorder caregiver burden parental stress scale |
| url | http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-1455-en.pdf |
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