Validation Study for the Korean-Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents-Short Form (K-SIPA-SF)

Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, children with neurodevelopmental disabilities could not attend their usual rehabilitation therapies, with a consequent reduced support of developmental process and risk of worsening of their clinical conditions. Methods We prospectively enrolled 14 children with developmental delay, who had already tried a personalised music therapy (Euterpe method). We included them in a 12-day programme of home-based music therapy. The children and their parents were investigated using the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children and the Parent Stress Index-Short Form. Results Fourteen children started the intervention, while only 12 children completed all the planned home sessions and assessments. We observed a significant improvement in children’s sleep quality and a reduction of parental distress. Discussion The significant improvements in parental distress and sleep quality must be considered important achievements for the quality of life of a child and their family. Home-based music therapy can provide a feasible approach to improving sleep and parent’s stress for children with developmental disorders.

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Refining the Parenting Stress Index–Short Form (PSI-SF) in Chinese Parents

Assessment ◽

10.1177/1073191119847757 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 107319111984775 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jie Luo ◽

Meng-Cheng Wang ◽

Yu Gao ◽

Hong Zeng ◽

Wendeng Yang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parenting Stress ◽

Short Form ◽

Stress Index ◽

Parenting Stress Index ◽

Chinese Parents

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Commercial Exergaming in Home-Based Pediatric Constraint-Induced Therapy: A Randomized Trial

OTJR Occupation Participation and Health ◽

10.1177/1539449220984110 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 153944922098411

Author(s):

Tien-Ni Wang ◽

Yu-Lun Chen ◽

Jeng-Yi Shieh ◽

Hao-Ling Chen

Keyword(s):

Parental Stress ◽

Short Form ◽

Self Care ◽

Stress Index ◽

Dose Equivalent ◽

Nintendo Wii ◽

Home Based ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Motor Outcomes ◽

Psychosocial Benefits

Constraint-induced therapy (CIT) is highly effective yet not accessible to many families. Integrating commercial exergaming in home-based CIT may support the availability and attainability of the intervention. The study compared the effects of supplementary use of Nintendo Wii in home-based CIT with dose-equivalent conventional CIT. Eighteen children with cerebral palsy were randomly assigned to 8 weeks of CIT (CIT) or 4 weeks of CIT, followed by 4 weeks of Wii-augmented CIT (CIT-Wii). Outcome measures included the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Manual Dexterity), the ABILHAND-Kids, the WeeFIM (Self-Care), the Test of Playfulness, the Engagement Questionnaire, and the Parenting Stress Index–Short Form. Both groups significantly improved motor outcomes and playfulness. The CIT group demonstrated greater improvement in self-care skills, whereas parental stress decreased only in the CIT-Wii group. CIT-Wii yields no significant difference in treatment effects from conventional CIT and may provide psychosocial benefits.

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Cognitive development of children with Kawasaki disease and the parenting stress of their caregivers in Taiwan: a case–control study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042996 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. e042996

Author(s):

Liang-Jen Wang ◽

Zi-Yu Tsai ◽

Ling-Sai Chang ◽

Ho-Chang Kuo

Keyword(s):

Coronary Artery ◽

Kawasaki Disease ◽

Parenting Stress ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Short Form ◽

Case Control ◽

Stress Index ◽

Secondary Outcome ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Control Study

ObjectiveKawasaki disease (KD) is an acute form of febrile vasculitis that occurs in early childhood. The multisystemic vasculitis common in patients with KD may influence blood perfusion in the brain, and thus caregivers of children with KD may feel stress with regard to caring for them. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion is the standard treatment for acute KD, and the most serious complication of KD is coronary artery aneurysms (coronary artery lesion (CAL)). This study aimed to investigate the relationships between KD heterogeneity and the risk of patients’ cognitive impairment or caregivers’ parenting stress.DesignA case–control study with consecutive sampling.SettingA medical centre (Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan).ParticipantsThis study consisted of 176 patients with KD (mean age: 5.5 years, 60.8% boys) and 85 healthy children (mean age: 6.4 years, 54.1% boys).Primary and secondary outcome measuresBased on the children’s age, each patient with KD and control subject was administered an assessment using the Mullen Scales of Early Learning or the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, and parenting function of their caregivers was assessed using the Parenting Stress Index (PSI)-Short Form.ResultsWe observed no significant differences in any developmental index, cognitive function or parenting stress between patients with KD and controls. Among the children with KD, IVIG administration nor CAL was associated with children’s cognitive scores. However, the caregivers of patients who had CAL suffered from greater PSI total scores than those of patients without CAL. Furthermore, the caregivers who had education levels of a master’s degree or above showed less parenting stress than those who had an education level of college or lower.ConclusionCaregivers’ education is associated to parenting stress, and caregivers of patients with KD who developed CAL may feel stress about the unpredictable sequela caused by CAL for their children. Such caregivers may require support to fulfil their parenting roles.

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Neuropathic pain questionnaire and neuropathic pain questionnaire-short form: translation, reliability, and validation study of the turkish version

Turkish Neurosurgery ◽

10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.25466-18.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ozan Volkan Yurdakul ◽

Aylin Rezvani ◽

Okan Kucukakkas ◽

Sena Tolu ◽

Mehmet Serkan Kilicoglu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Neuropathic Pain ◽

Validation Study ◽

Short Form ◽

Turkish Version ◽

Pain Questionnaire

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Factorial Structure and Cross-Cultural Invariance of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form in Hong Kong and Thailand

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661972 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaozi Gao ◽

Kerry Lee

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Parenting Stress ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Short Form ◽

Belief Systems ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Stress Index ◽

Partial Metric ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Parenting Stress Index

With increasing attention on the role of parenting stress on family functioning and children’s development, one area that has been neglected is how such relations differ across cultures. Although sometimes viewed as homogeneous, Asian countries often have markedly different belief systems. Cross-cultural studies require instruments that have been validated in different socio-cultural contexts. The widely used parenting stress index-short form (PSI-SF) has been used in several locations. However, results regarding its factorial structure have been mixed. Furthermore, there are only a few cross-cultural comparison studies. This study examined the factorial structure of an abridged version of the PSI-SF with data from Hong Kong (N = 258) and Thailand (N = 190). The results from confirmatory factor analyses indicated that, in both cultures, a three-factorial structure provides the best model fit. Furthermore, we found evidence for partial metric invariance, suggesting that the test scores can be compared directly. Tests for convergent and discriminant validity revealed that the three factors were correlated with parent general distress, authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive parenting behaviors, in both cultures. These findings suggest that the abridged PSI-SF can provide a meaningful comparison of parenting stress between Hong Kong and Thailand.

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