Caregiver Stress, Mental Health, and Self-Efficacy in ADHD Households

Caring Under Pressure: The Relationship of Caregivers' Stress, Mental Health, and Self-Efficacy in ADHD Households

Investigate the relationship between caregiver stress, mental health, and self-efficacy in families with children who have ADHD.

A cross-sectional design was utilized, involving 160 caregivers from the Abdullah Al-Tamimi Autism Center in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. Participants completed an online questionnaire that assessed sociodemographic information, caregiver stress (via the Kingston Caregiver Stress Scale), mental health (using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form), and self-efficacy (measured by the General Self-Efficacy Scale).

Inclusion Criteria:

mothers, fathers, or grandparents who are involved in the child's primary care and are between the ages of 18 and 60

Exclusion Criteria:

Caregivers who declined to participate in the current study, those who failed to complete the questionnaire, individuals not residing in the same household, and those not engaged in direct patient care