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Publication Date: 2022-Feb
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Mental Health and Health Behaviour Changes for Mothers of Children with a Disability: Effectiveness of a Health and Wellbeing Workshop
Bourke-Taylor, Helen M.; Joyce, Kahli S.; Grzegorczyn, Sarah; Tirlea, Loredana
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n2 p508-521 Feb 2022
Healthy Mothers Healthy Families (HMHF) is a program that educates and empowers mothers of children with disabilities to improve health behaviours. Outcomes were investigated in this study. A pre, post-test design was implemented using online questionnaires including the Health promoting activities scale (HPAS) and the Depressional anxiety stress scales (DASS). Mothers (N = 71) experienced improvements in HPAS scores, p < 0.001. Mental health symptomatology reduced: depressive symptoms (p = 0.005), Anxiety symptoms (p = 0.005) and stress (p = 0.002). Wellbeing improved (p < 0.001). Mothers also reported that their child with a disability experienced an increase in quality of life (p = 0.042). Mothers' lifestyles goals improved: managing stress; dietary changes; leisure; self-perception and others. HMHF is an effective intervention with improved health status and outcomes for mothers.
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Behavior, Mothers, Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Well Being, Empowerment, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Intervention
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