High Depression Symptoms and Burnout Levels Among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Multi-Center, Cross-Sectional, Case–Control Study

dc.contributor.authorKütük M.Ö.
dc.contributor.authorTufan A.E.
dc.contributor.authorKılıçaslan F.
dc.contributor.authorGüler G.
dc.contributor.authorÇelik F.
dc.contributor.authorAltıntaş E.
dc.contributor.authorGökçen C.
dc.contributor.authorKaradağ M.
dc.contributor.authorYektaş Ç.
dc.contributor.authorMutluer T.
dc.contributor.authorKandemir H.
dc.contributor.authorBüber A.
dc.contributor.authorTopal Z.
dc.contributor.authorAcikbas U.
dc.contributor.authorGiray A.
dc.contributor.authorKütük Ö.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:05:25Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:05:25Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a child affects family processes, increases parenting stress and marital conflicts, and may lead to parental psychopathology. It may also affect the prognosis for their children. The aim of this study is to determine depression and burnout levels as well as their predictors among parents of children with ASD compared with those of healthy children. We also sought to evaluate rate of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) interventions among parents and explore the associations of this phenomenon in an exploratory fashion. 145 children with ASD and 127 control children were enrolled along with their mothers and fathers. Beck Depression Inventory and Maslach Burnout Inventory were used to evaluate parents’ depression symptoms and burnout levels. Symptoms of children with ASDs were evaluated according to the Childhood Autism Rating Scale by the clinicians. Family, child and CAM variables were screened by means of a sociodemographic data form. Descriptive, bivariate and correlation analyses were used in statistical evaluations. Predictors of burnout were evaluated with multiple regression analysis. Burnout and depression levels among parents of children with ASD were significantly elevated compared to controls. Burnout levels of mothers were significantly elevated compared to fathers while depression scores of fathers were significantly elevated compared to mothers. Maternal burnout was significantly predicted by presence of functional speech in child while paternal burnout was significantly predicted by paternal vocation. Maternal depression was associated with paternal depression, lack of speech in child and attendance of child to special education services. Paternal depression was associated with autistic symptom severity and maternal depression. More than half the parents sought CAM interventions. Education level did not affect search for CAM interventions while both maternal and paternal psychopathology and presence of epilepsy among children increased use of CAM methods. Psychological support should be provided to both mothers and fathers of a child receiving a diagnosis of ASD. Addressing parents’ burnout and stress levels and facilitating their negotiation of knowledge on etiology and treatments for ASD may be beneficial for the family unit as a whole. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/s10803-021-04874-4
dc.identifier.issn01623257
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/13130
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subjectBurnout, Psychological
dc.subjectCase-Control Studies
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMothers
dc.subjectParents
dc.subjectStress, Psychological
dc.subjectanticonvulsive agent
dc.subjectaripiprazole
dc.subjectpsychotropic agent
dc.subjectrisperidone
dc.subjectalternative medicine
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectattention deficit hyperactivity disorder
dc.subjectautism
dc.subjectBeck Depression Inventory
dc.subjectburnout
dc.subjectcase control study
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectchild parent relation
dc.subjectChildhood Autism Rating Scale
dc.subjectclinical feature
dc.subjectcomparative study
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectdescriptive research
dc.subjectdisease severity
dc.subjecteducational status
dc.subjectepilepsy
dc.subjectfather
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthyperbaric oxygen therapy
dc.subjectintellectual impairment
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectMaslach Burnout Inventory
dc.subjectmental deficiency
dc.subjectmental disease
dc.subjectmother
dc.subjectpostnatal depression
dc.subjectpsychological care
dc.subjectsociodemographics
dc.subjectspecial education
dc.subjecttertiary education
dc.subjectautism
dc.subjectchild parent relation
dc.subjectclinical trial
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectmental stress
dc.subjectmulticenter study
dc.titleHigh Depression Symptoms and Burnout Levels Among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Multi-Center, Cross-Sectional, Case–Control Study
dc.typeArticle

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