The Influence of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Perceived Social Support, Hope Level, and Caregiving Burden of Mothers with Down Syndrome Children
| Author | Halimeh Dargahi Kafshgari | en |
| Author | Shaban Haydari | en |
| Author | Kolsum Akbar Nattaj Bisheh | en |
| Issued Date | 2025-10-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) can pose many problems and challenges for parents and caregivers. Therefore, seeking and implementing specific treatment options can improve the psychological parameters of parents. Objectives: The main aim of this study was effectiveness evaluation of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on perceived social support, life expectancy and caregiver burnout of mothers with DS children. Methods: For this study, 30 mothers with DS children were selected by the random simple sampling method and divided into two intervention groups (15 mothers) and control groups (15 mothers). For the intervention group, the ACT method was implemented during eight weekly sessions, while for the control group no intervention method was implemented. Next, the subjects were questioned at three different stages: Before the ACT, immediately after the ACT, and one month after the ACT. SPSS-Ver.22 software was used for analyzing of obtained data. Results: The results indicated that for the control mothers, the average score of the three main study variables among the three main phases of the study (pre-evaluation, post-evaluation, and follow-up) did not have a considerable difference, while for the control mothers some considerable differences were observed (P < 0.001). Based on the results obtained, in the post-evaluation and follow-up phases, the mean score of the "perceived social support" and "hope level" variables in the ACT mothers was considerably higher than that of the control mothers (P < 0.001), while for the "caregiving burden" variable it was considerably lower (P < 0.001). Conclusions: It can be concluded that ACT has a positive and considerable effect on improving the psychological parameters of mothers of DS children. Therefore, it is suggested that this therapeutic method be used in clinical interventions and psychological counseling for caregivers of DS children, especially their mothers. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jhrt-166776 | en |
| Keyword | Down Syndrome | en |
| Keyword | Children | en |
| Keyword | Mothers | en |
| Keyword | Caregivers | en |
| Keyword | Psychological Parameters | en |
| Keyword | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The Influence of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Perceived Social Support, Hope Level, and Caregiving Burden of Mothers with Down Syndrome Children | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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