Stress and Stress Management Behaviors in Parents of Child at Outpatient Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic in Thungsong Hospital at Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province

Authors

  • Piyanooch Srinuaniad Department of Psychiatry and drugs, Thungsong Hospital
  • Piyanooch Srinuaniad Department of Psychiatry and drugs, Thungsong Hospital

Keywords:

parents of child and adolescent psychiatric patients, stress, stress management behavior

Abstract

Background: Mental health problems in children and adolescents are common and tend to be more serious. Parents may experience stress, which in turn affects the mental health of the child. Therefore, attention to stress and stress management among parents of child and adolescent psychiatric patients is important.

Objective: To study the level of stress, stress management behavior of parents of child and adolescent psychiatric patients and related risk factors.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted of 300 parents, who brought their children and adolescents to receive treatment at the Outpatient Department of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic at Thungsong Hospital from August 1 to November 30, 2022.

Results: Parents of child and adolescent psychiatric patients (n = 179, 59.7%) had moderate levels of stress and stress management behaviors. The sufficiency of income and the severity of child symptoms were associated with the level of stress. The group with insufficient income was 2.93 times more stressful than those with sufficient income (p < 0.05), and the group with high severity of child symptom has a higher stress score.

Conclusion: The patient's parents had moderate stress and stress management behavior. The sufficiency of income and severity of child symptoms were important factors associated with the level of stress. The results of this can be used to develop a better healthcare system for children and parents.

Keywords: parents of child and adolescent psychiatric patients; stress; stress management behavior

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2023-06-30

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Srinuaniad P, Srinuaniad P. Stress and Stress Management Behaviors in Parents of Child at Outpatient Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic in Thungsong Hospital at Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province. MNST Med J [internet]. 2023 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Jan. 3];7(1):67-81. available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MNSTMedJ/article/view/264534