Effect of an Online Psychoeducation Program on Parental Stress among Parents of Children with Specific Learning Disorders: A Pilot Study
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Objectives: To study the effect of an online psychoeducation program for parents of children with specific learning disorders on parental stress, parental competence, and
child’s behavior.
Methods: This pilot study aimed to study the outcomes of a 6-episode video-based psychoeducational program for 12 parents of children aged 7–12 with specific learning disorders receiving outpatient treatment at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The research employed questionnaires to evaluate program outcomes, including program satisfaction questionnaires, the Parental Stress Scale (PSS), the Parental Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC), and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Participants received assessments at baseline, one-week, and four-weeks post-intervention. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the data at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: 83.3 percent of participants completed the study. Overall satisfaction with the program was at a high to the highest level. After receiving the program, participants showed a statistically significant decrease in parental stress median when followed up in the first (41.5 vs. 37.0, P = 0.007) and fourth week (41.5 vs. 34.5, P = 0.012) compared to before program participation. However, there was no statistically significant difference in parental competence and the child's behavior before and after the program.
Conclusion: The online psychoeducational program for parents of children with specific learning disorder may significantly reduce parental stress.
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บทความหลังผ่านการปรับแก้จากกองบรรณาธิการแล้ว เป็นลิขสิทธ์ของวารสารจิตเวชวิทยาสาร โรงพยาบาลสวนปรุง กรมสุขภาพจิต กระทรวงสาธารณสุข ห้ามเผยแพร่เพื่อประโยชน์ทางการค้าโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต แต่อนุญาตให้เผยแพร่บทความดังกล่าวเพื่อประโยชน์ทางการศึกษาแก่ประชาชนทั่วไป ทั้งนี้กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยกับบทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฏในวารสารสวนปรุง
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