Anclair Malin, Lappalainen Raimo, Muotka Joona, Hiltunen Arto J
Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Section of Psychology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Scand J Caring Sci. 2018 Mar;32(1):389-396. doi: 10.1111/scs.12473. Epub 2017 Aug 29.
Parents of children with chronic conditions often experience a crisis with serious mental health problems for themselves as a consequence. The healthcare focus is on the children; however, the parents often worry about their children's health and future but are seldom offered any counselling or guidance.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of two group-based behavioural interventions on stress and burnout among parents of children with chronic conditions.
DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: After a waiting list control period (n = 28), parents were offered either a cognitive behavioural (CBT, n = 10) or a mindfulness program (MF, n = 9).
Both interventions decreased significantly stress and burnout. The within-group effect sizes were large in both interventions (CBT, g = 1.28-1.64; MF, g = 1.25-2.20).
Hence, the results of this pilot study show that treating a group using either CBT or mindfulness can be an efficient intervention for reducing stress levels and burnout in parents of children with chronic conditions.
患有慢性病儿童的父母自身常常会经历严重心理健康问题的危机。医疗保健的重点是孩子；然而，父母常常担心孩子的健康和未来，但很少得到任何咨询或指导。
本研究的目的是调查两种基于群体的行为干预对慢性病患儿父母压力和倦怠的有效性。
设计、参与者和设置：在经过一个候补名单控制期（n = 28）后，父母们被提供了认知行为疗法（CBT，n = 10）或正念训练项目（MF，n = 9）。
两种干预措施都显著降低了压力和倦怠。两种干预措施的组内效应量都很大（CBT，g = 1.28 - 1.64；MF，g = 1.25 - 2.20）。
因此，这项初步研究的结果表明，使用认知行为疗法或正念训练对一组人进行治疗，可以有效干预降低慢性病患儿父母的压力水平和倦怠。
