Virtual Training on Stress Management for the Mothers of Children with Disabilities in the United Arab Emirates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15464840 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rawhi Abdat (0000-0002-6917-555X, Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Department, Ministry of Community Development Dubai, Dubai P.O. Box 17781, United Arab Emirates), Maxwell Peprah Opoku (0000-0001-7620-0007, United Arab Emirates University), Mohammed Safi (0000-0003-3451-3894, United Arab Emirates University), Siham Al Harballeh (0000-0001-9056-0201, United Arab Emirates University), Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal (0000-0003-4839-9084, United Arab Emirates University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1450-1450 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20021450 |
| PMID | 36674207 |
| OpenAlex | W4315798334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 33 |
Parenting children with disabilities has consistently been reported to be associated with stress, and even more so among mothers who are primary caregivers. In non-Western contexts such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a dearth of research on maternal mental health in relation to raising children with disabilities and related mitigation strategies. During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), the Federal Government of the UAE used the Save the Child's Stress Checklist to assess the stress levels of 635 mothers who were raising children with disabilities in the northern part of the country. In the pre-test, an estimated 6% (36/635) of the mothers were found to be experiencing high levels of stress. Consequently, virtual stress management training was conducted, and 12 of the 36 mothers completed the full training. Wilcoxon's ranked test showed a reduction in their total, physical, emotional and cognitive stress at the end of the training. This study demonstrates the pressing need for ongoing training programmes to improve the mental health of mothers of children with disabilities in the UAE and similar contexts
Checklist · Government (linguistics · Mental health · Psychiatry · Stress management · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |