Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah

Background: Parenting an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children had been established to cause significant stress. Ascertaining its prevalence in local setting and identifying the predictors for parental stress could be an important step in formulating a practical intervention to avert a more dis...

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Main Author:	Razali, Ahmad Abdul Jalil Mohd
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	RC31-1245 Internal medicine
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spelling	my-usm-ep.427912019-04-12T05:25:01Z Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah 2017-05 Razali, Ahmad Abdul Jalil Mohd RC31-1245 Internal medicine Background: Parenting an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children had been established to cause significant stress. Ascertaining its prevalence in local setting and identifying the predictors for parental stress could be an important step in formulating a practical intervention to avert a more disruptive psychological outcome. Objectives: The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence of parental stress among parents of ASD children, examine the factors associated with parental stress, and examine the association between ASD specific characteristic and parental stress. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 103 parents with their ASD children attending the Child Intervention and Enrichment Centre (CIEC), Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang, Kota Kinabalu Sabah from August 2016 to October 2016. Parent’s whose child was diagnosed with ASD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorder, fifth edition (DSM-5) and fulfilled the selection criteria were included in to the study. Parental stress was evaluated by means of Parental Stress Index-Short Form (PSISF). ASD children’s severity was rated using Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). Sociodemographic characteristic for parents and their children were recorded in Participant’s Data Sheet. The prevalence of parental stress was established using the clinically significant cutoff score of PSI-SF (>90th percentile) while the association between sociodemographic characteristic, ASD severity, and ASD specific characteristic with parental stress were analysed using Multiple Linear Regression.Results: The prevalence of parental stress among parents of ASD children in CIEC, Kota Kinabalu was 39.8%. Factors associated with parental stress were mothers (B=16.82, p<0.001) and ASD severity (B=1.62, p<0.001). The ASD specific characteristic predictors for parental stress in the study were ‘object use’ and ‘intellectual response’. Conclusion: The prevalence of parental stress among ASD children’s parents in Kota Kinabalu were relatively low. Mothers experience significant parental stress as compared to fathers and ASD severity had a significant association with parental stress. ASD children with deficit in ‘object use’ and ‘intellectual response’ would predict significant stress in their parents. Intervention targeting at modifying these variables could improve parental stress. 2017-05 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/42791/ http://eprints.usm.my/42791/1/Dr._Ahmad_Abdul_Jalil_Mohd_Razal-24_pages.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan
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spellingShingle	RC31-1245 Internal medicine Razali, Ahmad Abdul Jalil Mohd Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah
description	Background: Parenting an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children had been established to cause significant stress. Ascertaining its prevalence in local setting and identifying the predictors for parental stress could be an important step in formulating a practical intervention to avert a more disruptive psychological outcome. Objectives: The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence of parental stress among parents of ASD children, examine the factors associated with parental stress, and examine the association between ASD specific characteristic and parental stress. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 103 parents with their ASD children attending the Child Intervention and Enrichment Centre (CIEC), Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang, Kota Kinabalu Sabah from August 2016 to October 2016. Parent’s whose child was diagnosed with ASD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorder, fifth edition (DSM-5) and fulfilled the selection criteria were included in to the study. Parental stress was evaluated by means of Parental Stress Index-Short Form (PSISF). ASD children’s severity was rated using Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). Sociodemographic characteristic for parents and their children were recorded in Participant’s Data Sheet. The prevalence of parental stress was established using the clinically significant cutoff score of PSI-SF (>90th percentile) while the association between sociodemographic characteristic, ASD severity, and ASD specific characteristic with parental stress were analysed using Multiple Linear Regression.Results: The prevalence of parental stress among parents of ASD children in CIEC, Kota Kinabalu was 39.8%. Factors associated with parental stress were mothers (B=16.82, p<0.001) and ASD severity (B=1.62, p<0.001). The ASD specific characteristic predictors for parental stress in the study were ‘object use’ and ‘intellectual response’. Conclusion: The prevalence of parental stress among ASD children’s parents in Kota Kinabalu were relatively low. Mothers experience significant parental stress as compared to fathers and ASD severity had a significant association with parental stress. ASD children with deficit in ‘object use’ and ‘intellectual response’ would predict significant stress in their parents. Intervention targeting at modifying these variables could improve parental stress.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Razali, Ahmad Abdul Jalil Mohd
author_facet	Razali, Ahmad Abdul Jalil Mohd
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title	Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah
title_short	Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah
title_full	Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah
title_fullStr	Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah
title_full_unstemmed	Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah
title_sort	parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in kota kinabalu sabah
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Parental stress and its associated factors among parents of autism spectrum disorder children in Kota Kinabalu Sabah

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