O'leimat Abdullah Saed, Alhussami Mahmoud, Rayan Ahmad
Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs. 2019 Feb;32(1):24-32. doi: 10.1111/jcap.12223. Epub 2019 Jan 28.
Worldwide, parents of children with psychological problems have poor psychological well-being. However, the factors associated with psychological distress among parents living in the Arab world have yet to be established.
The aim of this study was to investigate the correlates of psychological distress among parents who have children with psychological problems in Jordan.
A descriptive correlational design was utilized. A total of 228 parents recruited from seven centers serving children with psychological problems completed the study. The outcome variables were measured using the demographic questionnaire, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and a psychological distress scale (Kessler 6 instrument).
More than half of the parents in this study had severe levels of psychological distress. Parental psychological distress was significantly correlated with marital status, employment, and the type of childhood psychiatric disorder. Social support was significantly and negatively correlated with psychological distress among parents (r = -0.58; p < 0.01).
Tailoring specific interventions to support these parents is necessary considering the specific variables identified in the current study.
在全球范围内，患有心理问题儿童的父母心理健康状况不佳。然而，生活在阿拉伯世界的父母心理困扰的相关因素尚未确定。
本研究旨在调查约旦患有心理问题儿童的父母心理困扰的相关因素。
采用描述性相关设计。从为患有心理问题儿童服务的七个中心招募了228名父母完成研究。使用人口统计学问卷、多维感知社会支持量表和心理困扰量表（凯斯勒6量表）测量结果变量。
本研究中超过一半的父母有严重的心理困扰。父母的心理困扰与婚姻状况、就业情况以及儿童精神疾病类型显著相关。社会支持与父母的心理困扰显著负相关（r = -0.58；p < 0.01）。
考虑到本研究中确定的特定变量，有必要制定特定的干预措施来支持这些父母。
