自闭症谱系障碍儿童的父亲与长期残疾儿童的父亲和无残疾儿童的父亲的心理和身体健康比较。
The psychological and physical health of fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder compared to fathers of children with long-term disabilities and fathers of children without disabilities.
机构信息
Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia; Healthy Mothers Healthy Families, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
Healthy Mothers Healthy Families, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
出版信息
Res Dev Disabil. 2017 Oct;69:8-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.07.018. Epub 2017 Aug 1.
BACKGROUND
The psychological and physical health of fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is under-researched. Due to the unique parenting demands, fathers of children with ASD may be at increased risk of experiencing psychological and physical health difficulties compared to fathers of children without disabilities (W/OD) and fathers of children with other long-term disabilities (LTD). What little research there is on fathers of children with ASD is often conducted on small clinical samples, or embeds the experiences of fathers within other groups.
AIM
The current study aimed to explore the extent to which fathers of children with ASD experience psychological distress and physical health issues (e.g., general health, smoking, chronic pain) compared to fathers of children W/OD and fathers of children with a LTD.
METHOD
From a large, nationally representative sample of children, 159 fathers of children with ASD were identified, along with 45 fathers of children with a LTD and 6578 fathers of children W/OD.
RESULTS
The majority of fathers were experiencing good psychological and physical health. Approximately 1 in 6 fathers of children with ASD were experiencing elevated levels of psychological distress and poor global health, and were at significantly greater risk than fathers of children W/OD; although these differences were not found compared to fathers of children with a LTD.
CONCLUSIONS
Some fathers of children with ASD may require additional support which not only focuses on their psychological wellbeing but also fathers' physical health. The current findings encourage health services to check-in with, or reach-out to fathers as they too may require additional support.
背景
儿童自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）父亲的心理和身体健康状况研究不足。由于独特的育儿需求，与没有残疾（W/OD）的儿童的父亲和其他长期残疾（LTD）儿童的父亲相比，ASD 儿童的父亲可能面临更大的心理和身体健康困难风险。针对 ASD 儿童父亲的研究很少，而且往往是在小型临床样本中进行的，或者将父亲的经历嵌入到其他群体中。
目的
本研究旨在探讨与没有残疾（W/OD）的儿童的父亲和其他长期残疾（LTD）儿童的父亲相比，ASD 儿童的父亲经历心理困扰和身体健康问题（例如，一般健康、吸烟、慢性疼痛）的程度。
方法
从一个大型的全国代表性儿童样本中，确定了 159 名 ASD 儿童的父亲，以及 45 名 LTD 儿童的父亲和 6578 名 W/OD 儿童的父亲。
结果
大多数父亲的心理和身体健康状况良好。大约 1/6 的 ASD 儿童的父亲经历了较高水平的心理困扰和较差的整体健康状况，与 W/OD 儿童的父亲相比，他们的风险显著增加；尽管与 LTD 儿童的父亲相比，这些差异并不明显。
结论
一些 ASD 儿童的父亲可能需要额外的支持，不仅要关注他们的心理健康，还要关注父亲的身体健康。目前的研究结果鼓励卫生服务机构与父亲联系或主动联系他们，因为他们也可能需要额外的支持。
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