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<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the study was to determine the level of stress of parents caring for children with a disability and parents of children without a disability.
<bold>Methods.</bold> Pilot study was performed in the period from October to November 2020. A total number of 40 parents of children with a disability and 40 parents of children without a disability participated in this study. Parenting Stress Index 4 Short Form in Czech version (PSI 4 SF) has been used as a research tool.
<bold>Results.</bold> It has been found out that parents of children with a disability have high stress levels in comparison with the group of parents of children without a disability. The difference in the stress perception between the monitored group and the control group is statistically significant (p&lt;0.001) in all subscales as well as in the overall evaluation.
<bold>Conclusion.</bold> Caring for a child with a disability is associated with high levels of stress. Healthcare professionals should identify parental stress and offer the parents professional help in caring for their child according to their needs.
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Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the level of stress of parents caring for children with a disability and parents of children without a disability.
Methods. Pilot study was performed in the period from October to November 2020. A total number of 40 parents of children with a disability and 40 parents of children without a disability participated in this study. Parenting Stress Index 4 Short Form in Czech version (PSI 4 SF) has been used as a research tool.
Results. It has been found out that parents of children with a disability have high stress levels in comparison with the group of parents of children without a disability. The difference in the stress perception between the monitored group and the control group is statistically significant (p<0.001) in all subscales as well as in the overall evaluation.
Conclusion. Caring for a child with a disability is associated with high levels of stress. Healthcare professionals should identify parental stress and offer the parents professional help in caring for their child according to their needs.

Evaluation of stress of parents of children with disability and without disability – pilot study

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the level of stress of parents caring for children with a disability and parents of children without a...

Evaluation of stress of parents of children with disability and without disability – pilot study

Published Online: Jun 24, 2022

Page range: 102 - 105

Received: May 03, 2021

Accepted: Nov 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0018

Keywords
disability, child, stress, parents, PSI 4 SF

© 2022 Petra Benešová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Evaluation of stress of parents of children with disability and without disability – pilot study

Published Online: Jun 24, 2022

Page range: 102 - 105

Received: May 03, 2021

Accepted: Nov 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2022-0018

Keywordsdisability, child, stress, parents, PSI 4 SF

© 2022 Petra Benešová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
disability, child, stress, parents, PSI 4 SF