The Effects of Health Promotion Program for the Caregivers of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders Children
Objective: To explore the effect of health promotion programs on parental stress, quality of life, and health-promoting lifestyles for primary caregivers who had children with ADHD. Children's ADHD symptoms were also examined.
Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted between July 2017 and April 2018. Primary caregivers aged 20 to 65 years who had ADHD children aged 7 to 12 years were recruited from a psychiatric outpatient department. Sixty caregivers were randomized to the health promotion group intervention (n=30) and the control groups (n=30). The control group received usual care. Study instruments included the Swanson, Nolan, Pelham, Version IV (SNAP-IV), Parenting Stress Scale (Short form), Taiwan's Concise World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), and Health-Promotion Lifestyle Profile.
Both groups were evaluated before and immediately after the intervention at 1, 3, and 6 months. GEE was applied for statistical analysis.
Results: 60 participants were randomized to the health promotion intervention (n=30) or the control group (n=30). To explore the effect of health promotion programs on parental stress, quality of life, and health-promoting lifestyles for primary caregivers who are caring for children with ADHD.
Conclusion: We hope that the Health promotion program could demonstrate the effect in reducing parental stress, improving the quality of life, promoting healthy lifestyles for primary caregivers, and reducing the symptoms of children with ADHD. Proper intervention programs should be incorporated in clinical practice settings in order to facilitate mental health well-being for caregivers of ADHD children.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Objective: To explore the effect of health promotion programs on parental stress, quality of life, and health-promoting lifestyles for primary caregivers who had children with ADHD. Children's ADHD symptoms were also examined.
Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted between July 2017 and April 2018. Primary caregivers aged 20 to 65 years who had ADHD children aged 7 to 12 years were recruited from a psychiatric outpatient department. Sixty caregivers were randomized to the health promotion group intervention (n=30) and the control groups (n=30). The control group received usual care. Study instruments included the Swanson, Nolan, Pelham, Version IV (SNAP-IV), Parenting Stress Scale (Short form), Taiwan's Concise World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), and Health-Promotion Lifestyle Profile.
Both groups were evaluated before and immediately after the intervention at 1, 3, and 6 months. GEE was applied for statistical analysis.
Results: 60 participants were randomized to the health promotion intervention (n=30) or the control group (n=30). To explore the effect of health promotion programs on parental stress, quality of life, and health-promoting lifestyles for primary caregivers who are caring for children with ADHD.
Conclusion: We hope that the Health promotion program could demonstrate the effect in reducing parental stress, improving the quality of life, promoting healthy lifestyles for primary caregivers, and reducing the symptoms of children with ADHD. Proper intervention programs should be incorporated in clinical practice settings in order to facilitate mental health well-being for caregivers of ADHD children.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Hsiu-ju Chang, Professor
- Phone Number: 67243 02-28267000
- Email: hsiuju26@nycu.edu.tw
Study Locations
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Wenshan District
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Taipei, Wenshan District, Taiwan, 116
- Recruiting
- Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University
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Contact:
- Shen-Chieh Chang, Attending physician
- Email: cjosef@gmail.com
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 20-65 years
- Being primary caregivers of children diagnosed with ADHD confirmed using DSM-IV aged 7-12 years
- Living together with the children and spending most of the time caring for children with ADHD among caregivers
- Being able to communicate by reading, listening and writing Chinese.
Exclusion Criteria:
- The primary caregivers who came to the out-patient department first time due to an undetermined diagnosis of ADHD
- Presence of the intellectual disability
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: OTHER
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: TRIPLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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OTHER: health promotion program
The health promotion program included knowledge guidance on ADHD disease, physical activity, diet nutrition, parental training/stress adjustment, related social welfare resources, mindfulness relaxation, and yoga.
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The health promotion program included knowledge guidance on ADHD disease, physical activity, diet nutrition, parental training/stress adjustment, related social welfare resources, mindfulness relaxation, and yoga.
Other Names:
The control group received as usual care.
Other Names:
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NO_INTERVENTION: Control group
The control received as usual care.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The Parenting Stress Scale (Short form)
Time Frame: 5 minutes
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Our study used a modified version of the parenting stress scale (Liu, 2015) which had 24 questions.
The modified version of Abdin's short-term version of the parental stress scale is divided into three factors, including of parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction, and difficult child.
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5 minutes
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The Taiwan's Concise World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)
Time Frame: 5 minutes
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It had 28 questions, which are similar and well psychometrically measured to the global version of the questionnaire.
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5 minutes
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Health-Promotion Lifestyle Profile
Time Frame: 5minutes
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It has a total of 40 questions including of self-actualization, health-responsibility, exercise, nutrition, interpersonal support, stress management.
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5minutes
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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ADHD symptoms
Time Frame: 5 minutes
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The Swanson, Nolan and Pelham, Version IV, SNAP-IV (Liu et al., 2006) The common version is a total of 26 questions for the SNAP-IV MTA, aged 6-13year-old children, including inattention subscales (1-9 questions), hyperactivity/impulse subscales (10-18 questions), and opposite subscales (19-26 questions).
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5 minutes
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Other Study ID Numbers
- ADHD20180516
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