Document Type : original article

Authors

1 Department of Psychiatry, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

2 Student Research Committee, Faculty of medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

3 Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

4 Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

5 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

6 Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

10.22038/ijp.2024.77117.5414

Abstract

Background: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders that causes major complications in children, and it is essential to identify the best treatment method especially during COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of this study was to discuss the effect of mindful parenting-based telepsychology on behavioral symptoms of ADHD children during COVID-19 outbreak.
Materials and Methods: This randomize clinical trial study was conducted on parents with ADHD children. All mothers underwent 8 sessions of mindful parenting-based telepsychology for 45 minutes once a week. Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were evaluated before, after and 2 months after intervention.
Results: We did not find significant differences in the terms of some of subscales of CBCL including anxious/depressed, depressed, somatic complaints and thought problems after and 2 months after intervention between two groups (P>0.05). While, after intervention, we found that social problems (11.65 ± 3.03 vs. 14.55 ± 1.93, P=0.001), attention problems (9.65 ± 2 vs. 11.25 ± 1.8, P=0.034), rule-breaking behavior (14.15 ± 2.15 vs17.35 ± 2.85, P=0.002), aggressive behavior (14.25 ± 2.19 vs. 19.75 ± 3.66, P<0.001), and total score of CBCL (90.55 ± 5.56 vs. 106.5 ± 8.81, P<0.001) were significantly lower in intervention group as compared to control group, which remained significantly lower in intervention group after 2 months follow up (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Mindful parenting-based telepsychology significantly improves symptoms in children with ADHD from the parents' point of view, which can be concluded that this type of training is necessary for parents and their relationship with their children can be improved.

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