Challenges experienced by parents living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Challenges experienced by parents living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Objective: The aim of this South African study was to explore parents' experiences of living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: A qualitative research design was followed. Purposive sampling was used to select ten parents living with children diagnosed w...

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Published in:Journal of child and adolescent mental health Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 137 - 145
Main Authors: Mofokeng, Meisie, van der Wath, Anna E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: South Africa Routledge 04-05-2017
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
ADHD
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology
Child
Cost of Illness
Education
Family Relations - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
parenting challenges
parenting styles
Parents - psychology
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - etiology
ADHD
parenting styles
parenting challenges
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Summary:Objective: The aim of this South African study was to explore parents' experiences of living with a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: A qualitative research design was followed. Purposive sampling was used to select ten parents living with children diagnosed with ADHD receiving outpatient treatment at a psychiatric facility. Data, collected through unstructured individual interviews, were analysed using open coding. Measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical research practices were applied. Results: Five themes emerged: burden of care; emotional effects; social effects; impact of the educational challenges, and attempts to cope with the burden of care. Conclusion: Parents living with a child with ADHD experience stress as they struggle to cope with the child's symptoms amidst the stigmatising attitudes from family and community members. Parents experience burdensome emotions and impaired social and occupational functioning. Health care practitioners need to take note of the challenges inherent to parenting a child with ADHD in order to provide multi-disciplinary interventions aimed at empowering and supporting parents.
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ISSN:1728-0583
1728-0591
DOI:10.2989/17280583.2017.1364253