Saeed Ariapooran; Maryam Neisari
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Investigating the Relationship between Demographic and Psychological Characteristics and Sedentary Behavior in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the outbreak of CoronaIntroductionCOVID-19 is a major threat to the physical and psychological health. Using a mobile for children with ...
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Investigating the Relationship between Demographic and Psychological Characteristics and Sedentary Behavior in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the outbreak of CoronaIntroductionCOVID-19 is a major threat to the physical and psychological health. Using a mobile for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for classroom activities in the COVID-19 outbreak and the attractiveness of using it may make them more likely to experience sedentary behaviors (SB). SB are a distinct class of activities in which very low energy is consumed and is performed sitting or lying down. SB are associated with general ADHD symptoms. Also, an increase in parents' SB has led to an increase in SB in children. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between demographic and psychological characteristics and sedentary behavior in children with ADHD in the outbreak of Corona. Investigating the prevalence of SB in children with ADHD during the COVID-19 outbreak and the role of demographic variables, maternal SB and CDA in mothers is very important in terms of psychological programs in reducing the psychological effects of Covid-19.MethodThe research method was descriptive-correlation. Among mothers of ADHD children, 136 mothers participated in the study by convenience sampling method. A Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire, Child Weekly Screen Time Scale (Sanders et al, 2016; Gingold et al, 2014; cited in Ariapooran, Hajimoradi, & Mousavi, 2020), and CDA (Alipour et al, 2020) Scales were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression.ResultsAccording to results, the mean of SB in ADHD children in the Covid-19 outbreak was 30.84 hours and the highest mean was related to watching TV and playing games with handheld devices. Girls were less involved than boys in SB (p <0.05). Mother-child interaction and mothers' daily exercise positively and watching TV, searching social networks, and mothers CDA negatively correlated with SB in ADHD children (p <0.05). The results of stepwise regression confirmed the role of CDA, Mothers SB, mother-child interaction in predicting the SB in ADHD children (p <0.05).DiscussionThe results showed a high mean hour of SB in children with ADHD during the COVID-19 outbreak; it is recommended that parents be educated about the negative consequences of SB. In addition, according to negative relationship between parents' interaction with children and exercise and physical activity in parents with a decrease in SB of ADHD children's, strengthening sports activities, especially home sports activities in COVID-19 conditions should be suggested, and it is better to provide the necessary education based on parent-child interaction. Due to the positive relationship between parental SB and SB in ADHD children, it is recommended that ways to manage SB for mothers be held as online or face-to-face workshops.
niloofar torfizadeh; mohammd soltanizadeh; Masoud Etemadifar
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Introduction : Epilepsy - the most common chronic neurological disease of childhood - is unpleasant for family members, especially mothers, not to mention that they play key roles in the care and control of seizures . thereby suffering from high anxiety. Childhood onset epilepsy can have a very significant ...
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Introduction : Epilepsy - the most common chronic neurological disease of childhood - is unpleasant for family members, especially mothers, not to mention that they play key roles in the care and control of seizures . thereby suffering from high anxiety. Childhood onset epilepsy can have a very significant impact on family functioning with high rates of maternal anxiety and depression being reported , Such chronic diseases like epilepsy can also put the family at risk over a long period of time, as well as leading mothers to not paying enough attention to other aspects of life. Therefore, families having children with such disabilities are exposed to many stressors that can hinder family development. As well as impacting on the parents themselves, parental mental health symptoms can impact negatively on behavior in children with epilepsy underlining the need to identify and provide support for these problems.Method : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness - based stress reduction on worry and quality of life in mothers of children with epilepsy. The design of this quasi -experimental study was pretest - posttest with a control group. The study population was all mothers of Children with Epilepsy in Isfahan. The sample of the study was 30 of these mothers who were purposefully selected from the Masih Epilepsy Society and randomly divided into 2 groups (experimental and control). The experimental group was trained in mindfulness - based stress reduction program (Based on theory Teasdale et al, 2007) for 8 sessions of 90 minutes and the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Also, after the end of the study, treatment was performed for the people in the control group. The Pennsylvania State worry Questionnaire (1990) and the ware& Sherbourne Quality of Life Questionnaire (1992) were used to collect data. Results : The results were analyzed using analysis of covariance. The results showed that educational intervention reduced worry and increased quality of life in two main dimensions (physical health and mental health) in mothers with epileptic children (p < 0. 05) .Discussion : Mindfulness - based stress reduction program can reduce worry and increase the physical and mental health of mothers with epileptic children. Therefore, counselors and therapists can use mindfulness - based stress reduction therapy as intervention method to reduce worry and increase physical and mental health in mothers of children with epilepsy.
Maryam Moshtaghi; Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahimabad; Hamid Reza Aghamohamadian Sheirbaf
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The aim of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and commitment Based therapy on psychological capitals and neuroticism among mothers of a child with Down Syndrome. The present research was a quasi-experimental conducted by pretest and posttest with control group design. The ...
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The aim of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and commitment Based therapy on psychological capitals and neuroticism among mothers of a child with Down Syndrome. The present research was a quasi-experimental conducted by pretest and posttest with control group design. The research population was all mothers with a child with Down Syndrome in Mashhad in 2017. The sample was 30 mothers selected by available and purposeful sampling methods and they were assigned into experimental and control groups by random assignment method. Experimental group received 8 weekly 90-minute sessions of Acceptance and commitment Based therapy. Both groups were completed Demographic Questionnaire, Psychological Capital Scale and NEO-FFI (Neuroticism dimension) before and after treatment. The data were analyzed through Covariance Analysis. The results indicated that Acceptance and commitment Based therapy improved psychological capitals and neuroticism in experimental group as compare with control group (p < 0/001). Based on the findings, Acceptance and commitment Based therapy increased psychological capitals and neuroticism among mothers with a Down Syndrome child.
