Parental Stress and Its Relationship With Perceived Social Support and Screen Time Among Caregivers of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07790432

Enrollment

385

Registered

2026-08-27

Start date

2026-09-01

Completion date

2027-09-01

Last updated

2026-08-27

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Conditions

ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Keywords

ADHD-Precieved social support- screen time-parental stress

Brief summary

This study aims to assess parental stress and its relationship with perceived social support and screen time among caregivers of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study will also assess the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participating children and their caregivers.

Detailed description

his cross-sectional study aims to assess parental stress and its relationship with perceived social support and screen time among caregivers of children with ADHD. The study will be conducted at the Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatry outpatient clinics at Sohag University Hospital and will include primary caregivers of children with ADHD aged 6-12 years. Data will be collected through a medical chart covering sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-18), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and a screen time questionnaire adapted from the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). The study will examine parental stress, perceived social support, and children's average daily screen time, as well as the relationships between these variables. Data will be analyzed using SPSS version 25.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Primary caregivers of children diagnosed with ADHD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), with ADHD severity assessed using the Conners' Rating Scale. 2. Children aged 6-12 years. 3. Caregivers willing to participate.

Exclusion criteria

1. Children with severe intellectual disability or major neurological disorders. 2. Caregivers won't complete the questionnaires. \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Parental stress degree	at the time of enrollement	Parental stress assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-18) among caregivers of children with ADHD

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Perceived social support	at the time of enrollement	will be measured by Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)
Children's average daily screen time	at time of enrollement	Screen Time Questionnaire

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

CONTACTMaha Ayman Thabet, assistant lecturer

mahaayman@med.sohag.edu.eg+201556073331

Outcome results