The Efficacy of Health Promotion Program Among Parents Who Had Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-Disorder

Ya Fang Huang, Shen Chieh Chang, Nurul Purborini, Yen Kuang Lin, Hsiu Ju Chang

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Abstract

Objectives: To explore the effect of health promotion program (HPP) on stress, quality of life, health-promoting lifestyles, and children’s attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in parents of children with ADHD. Methods: Sixty parents of children with ADHD were equally randomized into the intervention (health promotion program) and control (usual care) groups. Outcomes included parents’ stress, quality of life, health-promoting lifestyles, and children’s ADHD symptoms before, immediately after, and 1, 3, and 6 months after the intervention. The GEE was used to evaluate the effectiveness. Results: The intervention group reported significant improvement in the children’s hyperactivity/impulse and opposition at the 6- and 3-month, respectively. Parental overall stress significantly improved at 3 and 6 months. Parents’ quality of life had significant effects at the immediate, 3-month, and 6-month. Self-actualization behavior for health-promoting lifestyles had significant effects at the immediate follow-up. Conclusion: HPP can promote the mental well-being of parents of children with ADHD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1488-1503
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Attention Disorders
Volume27
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • ADHD
  • health promotion
  • parents
  • quality of life

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

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