An observational study in ADHD, sponsored by Alexandria University. Completed at 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-29.
Sponsored by Alexandria University · Observational
Investigate the relationship between caregiver stress, mental health, and self-efficacy in families with children who have ADHD.
A cross-sectional design was utilized, involving 160 caregivers from the Abdullah Al-Tamimi Autism Center in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. Participants completed an online questionnaire that assessed sociodemographic information, caregiver stress (via the Kingston Caregiver Stress Scale), mental health (using the Mental Health Continuum-Short Form), and self-efficacy (measured by the General Self-Efficacy Scale).
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This study's enrollment of 160 is above the median of 140 across 271 observational studies indexed under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.
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A convenience sample of 160 participants included caregivers of children diagnosed with ADHD
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mothers, fathers, or grandparents who are involved in the child's primary care and are between the ages of 18 and 60
Exclusion Criteria:
Caregivers who declined to participate in the current study, those who failed to complete the questionnaire, individuals not residing in the same household, and those not engaged in direct patient care
A convenience sample of 160 participants included caregivers of children diagnosed with ADHD (inattention, hyperactivity, or a combination thereof) by a psychiatrist, following the DSM-5 TR diagnostic criteria at neurodevelopmental centers in Saudi Arabia
Caregiver Stress
This study evaluates the perceived stress levels of family caregivers during the caregiving process, as developed by Kilik and Hopkins(13). This ten-item scale has been categorized into three distinct domains: caregiving (items one to seven), family issues (items eight and nine), and financial problems (item ten). The caregiving domain gauges stress from a lack of confidence in caregiving abilities, expected future care needs of the relative, and feeling overwhelmed.
Time frame: 3 months
Mental Health Continuum
Utilizing the Multi-Item Checklist for Mental Health (MHC-SF), devised by Keyes et al. (2005)(15), this study meticulously investigated the emotional, social, and psychological (3,5,6 items, respectively) dimensions of the participants' health, serving as a self-reporting instrument for mental health assessment.
Time frame: 3 months
General Self-Efficacy
The first edition, which had 20 items, was developed in 1997; it was then reduced to 10. Since its initial development in German, the GSE scale has undergone translations into additional languages(19). The GSES was adapted to assess individuals' perceptions of personal competence. The ten items in the updated version are graded on a 4-point scale, with one denoting "not true about me" and four denoting "totally true about me."
Time frame: 3 months
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Ran from Sep 2024 to primary completion in Jan 2025, 4 months.
Of 69 non-industry observational studies under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, half reached primary completion within 35 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 81. This study's 4 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 76 studies reached it within 35 months; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 81.
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