Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia

Parents of children with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) report higher levels of distress compared to those of typically developing children. Distress levels may be heightened by the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear whether distress levels of parents var...

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Autores principales:	Dayle Burnett, Anne Masi, Antonio Mendoza Diaz, Renata Rizzo, Ping-I Lin, Valsamma Eapen
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 pandemic parental distress neurodevelopmental disorder Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:44ffdebca1f948d595b4efcd6407d09a2021-11-11T16:12:56ZDistress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia10.3390/ijerph1821110661660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/44ffdebca1f948d595b4efcd6407d09a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11066https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Parents of children with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) report higher levels of distress compared to those of typically developing children. Distress levels may be heightened by the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear whether distress levels of parents varied by the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorder in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate whether parental distress was influenced by the type of NDD. Participants were from Australia (<i>N</i> = 196) and Italy (<i>N</i> = 200); the parents of children aged 3–18 were invited to complete an online self-reported survey which included the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) to determine parental distress. The results show that intellectual or learning disorder (ILD) is a major contributor to parental distress compared to other NDDs in both Australia and Italy. Moreover, the worsening of symptomatic changes in children with NDDs was significantly associated with parental distress. The differences between the two countries in terms of the pandemic impact, however, were not statistically significant. The results suggest that intervention strategies need to be tailored for individual clinical information and factor in the society’s stringency level of anti-contagion policies to improve parental wellbeing.Dayle BurnettAnne MasiAntonio Mendoza DiazRenata RizzoPing-I LinValsamma EapenMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19pandemicparental distressneurodevelopmental disorderMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11066, p 11066 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 pandemic parental distress neurodevelopmental disorder Medicine R Dayle Burnett Anne Masi Antonio Mendoza Diaz Renata Rizzo Ping-I Lin Valsamma Eapen Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia
description	Parents of children with a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) report higher levels of distress compared to those of typically developing children. Distress levels may be heightened by the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear whether distress levels of parents varied by the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorder in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate whether parental distress was influenced by the type of NDD. Participants were from Australia (<i>N</i> = 196) and Italy (<i>N</i> = 200); the parents of children aged 3–18 were invited to complete an online self-reported survey which included the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) to determine parental distress. The results show that intellectual or learning disorder (ILD) is a major contributor to parental distress compared to other NDDs in both Australia and Italy. Moreover, the worsening of symptomatic changes in children with NDDs was significantly associated with parental distress. The differences between the two countries in terms of the pandemic impact, however, were not statistically significant. The results suggest that intervention strategies need to be tailored for individual clinical information and factor in the society’s stringency level of anti-contagion policies to improve parental wellbeing.
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author	Dayle Burnett Anne Masi Antonio Mendoza Diaz Renata Rizzo Ping-I Lin Valsamma Eapen
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title	Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia
title_short	Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia
title_full	Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia
title_fullStr	Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia
title_full_unstemmed	Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia
title_sort	distress levels of parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders during the covid-19 pandemic: a comparison between italy and australia
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publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/44ffdebca1f948d595b4efcd6407d09a
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Distress Levels of Parents of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison between Italy and Australia

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