Ishtiaq Naima, Mumtaz Nazia, Saqulain Ghulam
Ms. Naima Ishtaiq, M.Phil. (Speech Language Pathology), Speech Language Pathologist, Inspire Education, The Bridge School, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Dr. Nazia Mumtaz, PhD. (Rehabilitation Sciences), Head of Department, Department of Speech Language Pathology & Hearing Sciences. Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2020 Mar-Apr;36(3):538-543. doi: 10.12669/pjms.36.3.1766.
To determine the level of stress experienced and coping strategies used by parents of hearing impaired and autistic children.
Using non-probability convenience sampling this cross sectional study recruited n =200 parents of hearing impaired (HI) and 100 parents of autistic children, of either gender, aged 20 to 60 years. Samples were recruited from Special Education Institutes of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, over a period of six months, from October 2018 to March 2019 and conducted at Isra Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Islamabad. Basic demographical sheet, Parental Stress Scale and Coping Strategies Inventory were used for data collection. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 21.
In parents of hearing impaired the mean parental stress score was 47.44±12.85 and commonest coping strategy was problem focused engagement (26.03) followed by problem focused dis-engagement (24.25). In the autistic group the mean parental stress score was 48.92+11.22 with problem focused engagement being the most frequently used strategy (27.4) followed by emotion focused strategy.
Different level of stress experienced by parents of autistic and hearing impaired children which is statistically significant and they employed different coping strategies.
确定听力受损儿童和自闭症儿童的父母所经历的压力水平以及所采用的应对策略。
本横断面研究采用非概率便利抽样法，招募了n = 200名听力受损儿童的父母和100名自闭症儿童的父母，年龄在20至60岁之间，不限性别。样本于2018年10月至2019年3月的六个月期间，从伊斯兰堡和拉瓦尔品第的特殊教育机构招募，并在伊斯兰堡的伊斯拉康复科学研究所进行。使用基本人口统计表、父母压力量表和应对策略量表进行数据收集。使用SPSS 21进行统计分析。
听力受损儿童的父母中，父母压力平均得分为47.4 ± 12.85，最常见的应对策略是聚焦问题的参与（26.03），其次是聚焦问题的脱离（24.25）。在自闭症儿童组中，父母压力平均得分为48.92 ± 11.22，聚焦问题的参与是最常用的策略（27.4），其次是聚焦情绪的策略。
自闭症儿童和听力受损儿童的父母所经历的压力水平不同，具有统计学意义，且他们采用了不同的应对策略。
