Ruskin Danielle, Campbell Lauren, Stinson Jennifer, Ahola Kohut Sara
Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada.
Department of Psychology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada.
Children (Basel). 2018 Sep 3;5(9):121. doi: 10.3390/children5090121.
Parenting a child with chronic pain can be stressful and impact parent functioning in a variety of areas. Several studies have examined mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for parents of children with different health and mental health conditions. However, no studies to date have examined MBIs for parents of children with pain conditions. This study aimed to: (1) determine the feasibility and acceptability of a one-time MBI workshop for parents ( = 34) of adolescents with painful conditions (chronic pain and inflammatory bowel disease) who were participating in a concurrent mindfulness group for adolescents with pain, and (2) examine changes in parent mindfulness and psychological flexibility following the intervention. A mixed-method design was used. In terms of feasibility and acceptability, high recruitment and retention rates were observed, and parents reported high satisfaction scores with the workshop. Changes pre to post intervention showed that dimensions of parent psychological flexibility, but not parent mindfulness, improved following participation in the workshop. Qualitative analyses based on parent responses on a questionnaire uncovered seven themes of parent "takeaways" following participation in the workshop: Mindfulness Skills, Not Alone, Psychological Flexibility, Parent⁻Child Interactions, Self-Efficacy, Optimism/Positivity/Hope, and Awareness of Values. Taken together, these findings suggest that a one-time MBI workshop offered to parents whose teen was participating in a concurrent mindfulness group for pain is a feasible and promising intervention for parents of children with pain conditions.
养育患有慢性疼痛的孩子可能会带来压力，并在多个方面影响父母的生活。几项研究探讨了针对患有不同健康和心理健康状况孩子的父母的正念干预措施（MBIs）。然而，迄今为止，尚无研究针对患有疼痛疾病孩子的父母进行正念干预措施的研究。本研究旨在：（1）确定为患有疼痛疾病（慢性疼痛和炎症性肠病）的青少年的父母（n = 34）举办一次性正念干预工作坊的可行性和可接受性，这些青少年同时参加了针对疼痛青少年的正念小组；（2）研究干预后父母正念和心理灵活性的变化。采用了混合方法设计。在可行性和可接受性方面，观察到了较高的招募和保留率，父母对工作坊的满意度得分较高。干预前后的变化表明，参与工作坊后，父母心理灵活性的维度有所改善，但父母正念没有改善。基于父母对问卷的回答进行的定性分析揭示了父母参与工作坊后的七个“收获”主题：正念技能、并不孤单、心理灵活性、亲子互动、自我效能感、乐观/积极/希望以及价值观意识。综上所述，这些发现表明，为其青少年子女同时参加疼痛正念小组的父母提供一次性正念干预工作坊，对于患有疼痛疾病孩子的父母来说是一种可行且有前景的干预措施。
