Publications
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Oman: a Case–Control Study
Country: Oman
Classification: Mental Illness, Intellectual
Year of Publication: 2016
Study Type:
Quantitative Study
Sample Size:
450
The Research party:
1. Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
2. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States of America
3. Department of Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Main Idea or Research Questions:
This study aims to examine whether there is variation in the performance of indices of stress, depression, and anxiety explored via Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 among CASD (caregivers of children with ASD), caregivers of children with Intellectual disabilities, and caregivers of typically developing children.