عنوان

Addressing Stress Coping Strategies in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Number

TL49777

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Addressing Stress Coping Strategies in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Terinicka L. Thomas

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

NOHELTY, SUSAN

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Capella University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

83

Text of Note

Committee members: FANDL, KEVIN; FARINDE, ABIMBOLA

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-56836-3

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

D.P.H.

Discipline of degree

Nursing and Health Sciences

Body granting the degree

Capella University

Text preceding or following the note

2017

Text of Note

Autism is spectrum disorder that has been growing in prevalence and perplexity over the past couple of decades. Diagnosing, treating, and caring for an individual with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be just as complex and confusing as understanding the growing frequency of this disorder. Children are being diagnosed with ASD at a more rapid pace than the healthcare community can keep up with. In the midst of this situation, parents are left with overwhelming stress due to these factors and others. The purpose of this study is to address factors that cause and contribute to stress in mothers who have children diagnosed with ASD and to develop a program to assist with ameliorating these stressors. The first objective was to determine the emotional state and stress level of the mothers. The second objective was to determine if the mothers were already using stress coping strategies and if these strategies were effective. The third objective was to facilitate the development and use of a viable stress coping program for the mothers. In order to investigate these objectives, mothers of children who attend an autism academy in the emirate of Abu Dhabi located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were recruited to participate in a survey study. The survey was a qualitative questionnaire that inquired about stressors, stress levels, and the coping strategies that mothers use to combat stress related to caring for a child with ASD. The majority of the participants reported moderate to high stress levels and the major causes or contributors of stress were financial, family, social, and physical problems. Most of the mothers were using self-initiated strategies such as exercise to deal with stress though these mechanisms were mildly helpful. Many of the mothers desired to have more resources available to them to help them cope with the stress of rearing a child with ASD.

Public health

Subject Term

Health and environmental sciences;Asd children;Asd mothers;Asd parenting;Autism spectrum disorder;Stress and coping

Chen, Zhuo

NOHELTY, SUSAN

Subdivision

Nursing and Health Sciences

Capella University

Call Number

2013709053; 10690252

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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