ArticleGlobalization and health2021
The relationship between 2019-nCoV and psychological distress among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.
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Clinical Characteristics and Long Term Impact on Pediatric COVID-19 in Taiwan
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Association between Resilience and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Factors Associated with the Implementation of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for Reducing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Internal and external factors related to anxiety and depression in parents of children with autism: the significance of psychological resilience.BMC public health · 2026Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences of Families in Which a Child/Youth Has Autism and Their Service Providers: Perspectives and Lessons Learned.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Cognitive and Emotional Resilience in Parents with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder During COVID-19: The Role of Promoting Variables.Journal of Intelligence · 2025Article
- A nurse-led parental self-efficacy promotion program in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: a quasi-experimental protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Social Inhibition and Depressive Symptoms among Couples with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Mediating Role of Perceived Family Support.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Impact of Child and Family Factors on Caregivers' Mental Health and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Greece.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic… for some! Comparing Experiences and Social demographic characteristics of autistic and non-autistic children with SEND in England.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- [A review of research on psychological and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023Review
- Perceived Anxiety in Family Caregivers of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome during the Lockdown of the First COVID-19 Wave in Spain.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic: 1-Year Follow-Up in Children and Adolescents with Neuropsychiatric Disorders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A longitudinal study of the mental health of autistic children and adolescents and their parents during COVID-19: Part 1, quantitative findings.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2023Article
- Demands and stress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic of parents to children with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Mental health issues in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A multi-time-point study related to COVID-19 pandemic.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022Article
- Mental health challenges during COVID-19: perspectives from parents with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Resilience and Coping with Stress and Marital Satisfaction of the Parents of Children with ASD during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Changes in Mental Health during Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovakia: Neurotypical Children versus Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Parents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Predictors of Satisfaction with Autism Treatment Services During COVID-19.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and family situation of clinically referred children and adolescents in Switzerland: results of a survey among mental health care professionals after 1 year of COVID-19.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe psychological distress caused by COVID-19 may be pronounced among the parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study aimed to investigate psychological distress among parents of children with ASD during the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsA total of 1764 parents of children with ASD and 4962 parents of typically developing (TD) children were recruited. The participants completed an online survey which contained demographic information, the impact due to COVID-19 crisis, resilience, coping styles, anxiety and depression. Hierarchical linear regression was used to assess the contributions of these variables to anxiety and depression.
resultsAfter adjusting for demographic variables, the following factors were associated with parents' anxiety and depression symptoms: (i) Whether or not the participants had a child with ASD; (ii) resilience; (iii) coping strategies, and; (iv) the impact due to COVID-19. Among these, the psychological stress caused by COVID-19 played the most important role in parental anxiety (β = 0.353) and depression (β = 0.242) symptoms. Parents of children with ASD had lower levels of resilience and positive coping, and used more negative coping strategies than parents of TD children. Among all participants, 8.0 and 24.2% of parents had symptoms of anxiety and depression, respectively. Compared to parents of TD children, more parents of children with ASD exhibited symptoms of anxiety and depression (12.2% vs. 6.6%; 31.0% vs. 21.7%, respectively).
conclusionsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, parents experienced varying levels of anxiety and depression, particularly, parents of children with ASD. More specific attention should be paid to parental mental health and long-term effective intervention programs, that are targeted towards parents of children with ASD, and such programs should be promoted around China in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
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