Anxiety, Decision Conflict, and Health in Caregivers of Children with ADHD: A Survey

Validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Stigma Questionnaire

PURPOSE

This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Stigma Questionnaire (ASQ-T).

DESIGN

The study sample, in the methodological pattern, comprised 300 teachers.

FINDINGS

Confirmatory factor analysis results of the ASQ-T indicated that the single-factor structure was compatible with Turkish culture. The overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.92. The item-total score correlation took a value between 0.466 and 0.725 (p < 0.05). The Test-retest result was determined as 0.480/p = 0.001.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS

This questionnaire can be used by psychiatric nurses to measure perceived stigma about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Testing the Efficacy of Family Health-Model of REBT on Family Values and Quality of Family Life Among Parents of Children with Visual Impairment

The high rate of negative thinking in family circles due to the presence of children with visual impairment has grossly affects the quality of family life. In the case of Nigeria, low quality of family life is prevalent among parents of children with visual loss. This study attempts to validate the efficacy of a rational emotional family health therapy in addressing family values and quality of life among parents of children with visual impairment in Enugu state Nigeria. A group randomized controlled design, participants comprised 132 parents whose children were living with visual impairment in Enugu state, Nigeria. The participants in REFHP-group were exposed to a 12-session treatment programme whereas their counterparts in the waitlisted control group did not receive this intervention. Two measures-Family Quality of Life Scale and Family Value Scale were utilized in assessing the participants at three time points. Data analyses were completed using repeated measures ANOVA. Findings revealed that rational emotive family health therapy had a significantly positive effect on increasing family values and quality of family life among the study participants of the treatment group. This study contributes to the scholarship on the efficacy of rational emotive family health therapy in improving family values and quality of family life among parents of children with visual impairment.

The Complexities of Everyday Life and Healthcare Utilization in Danish Children With ADHD: A Mixed Methods Study

PURPOSE

To explore and describe everyday life and hospital-based healthcare experiences and utilization in families of children with ADHD in Denmark.

DESIGN AND METHODS

The present work is a multistage, mixed methods study. The design consists of three individual studies: a meta-synthesis, a focused ethnographic study, and a historical cohort study.

RESULTS

The integrated findings show that: 1) parental stressors affect everyday life and hospital-based service use; 2) parents have concerns for their child from early childhood and fight to have their concerns recognized; and 3) healthcare professionals are important for parents to navigate the persistent challenges of everyday life.

CONCLUSIONS

Having a child with ADHD pervades everyday life and children with ADHD use more medical and psychiatric services in hospitals during the first 12 years of life than children without ADHD. The findings demonstrate a vulnerable everyday life experience and highlight the importance of the families being recognized, accepted, and respected in hospital-based healthcare services from early childhood.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS

Healthcare professionals need to recognize the challenges the family of a child with ADHD faces and to acknowledge that ADHD pervades all aspects of everyday life and all other healthcare issues. It is important for healthcare professionals, regardless of specialty, to engage with individual families and to positively contribute to the medical and psychiatric healthcare experience.