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Burden for Caregivers of Children with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

N. Al Balushi ,
M. Al Shukaili  and
S. AL Adawi
N. Al Balushi
Affiliation:
Sultan Qaboos University, Psychiatry, Barka, Oman
M. Al Shukaili
Affiliation:
Ministry of health, child and adolescent psychiatry, Muscat, Oman
S. AL Adawi
Affiliation:
Sultan Qaboos University, psychology, Muscat, Oman

Abstract

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Introduction

Nurturing children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD is associated with psychological burden to the caregivers. Oman has a pyramidal population structure with the bulk of the population are in the pediatric age group. Previous studies have indicated that ADHD is common in Oman.

Objectives

To measure level of burden of care among caregivers of children with ADHD and the relationship between the degree of burden, subtypes of ADHD and socio-demographic factors.

Methods

A cross sectional study conducted in a tertiary hospital in Oman. Arabic-version of the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) was used to evaluate the level of burden among the caregivers. The severity and subtypes of ADHD were quantified using Vanderbilt ADHD Parent/Teacher Rating Scale. Socio-demographic background and clinical data were gathered from medical records.

Results

The study included caregivers of 100 children with ADHD. The mean ZBI score was significantly high for the parents of children with ADHD. As for the relationship with socio-demographic background, mothers of children with ADHD reported a higher mean ZBI score compared to fathers. Factors such as income, number of siblings, and severity/subtypes of ADHD played significant roles.

Conclusion

To our knowledge, this is the first study of Arab/Islamic population exploring the burden of care for children with ADHD. Some of the risk factors appear to have direct effects. If this study will withstand further scrutiny, concerted effort is needed in emerging economies such as Oman to address the issue of burden among the caregivers of children with ADHD.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster walk: Child and adolescent psychiatry–part 1
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S120 - S121
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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