TY - JOUR
T1 - Co-designed mindful parenting for parents of children with ADHD
T2 - a pilot and feasibility study
AU - Leitch, Sophie
AU - Sciberras, Emma
AU - Rinehart, Nicole
AU - Evans, Subhadra
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partly supported by the Deakin Faculty of Health Research Capacity Building Grant Scheme.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This mixed-methods single arm pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a co-designed mindful parenting intervention for parents of children with ADHD, Parents that Mind (PTM). The 5-week parent-only intervention comprised two face-to-face group retreats and 5 weeks home practice. Eighteen parents of children with ADHD participated in PTM, completing self-report questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Indicating high acceptability, 100% of parents interviewed reported PTM was helpful and they would recommend PTM. High feasibility of parents attending one face-to-face retreat was observed, with all parents attending the first retreat, however intervention adherence was challenging, with 55% of parents attending the second retreat. Barriers to intervention adherence included: lack of time, work commitments, illness and exhaustion. Quantitative data indicate promising preliminary effects for parents and children. Addressing the barriers raised by parents in this pilot appear necessary, before examining efficacy in a blinded RCT.
AB - This mixed-methods single arm pilot study examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a co-designed mindful parenting intervention for parents of children with ADHD, Parents that Mind (PTM). The 5-week parent-only intervention comprised two face-to-face group retreats and 5 weeks home practice. Eighteen parents of children with ADHD participated in PTM, completing self-report questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Indicating high acceptability, 100% of parents interviewed reported PTM was helpful and they would recommend PTM. High feasibility of parents attending one face-to-face retreat was observed, with all parents attending the first retreat, however intervention adherence was challenging, with 55% of parents attending the second retreat. Barriers to intervention adherence included: lack of time, work commitments, illness and exhaustion. Quantitative data indicate promising preliminary effects for parents and children. Addressing the barriers raised by parents in this pilot appear necessary, before examining efficacy in a blinded RCT.
KW - ADHD
KW - Parenting
KW - Parent stress
KW - Mindful parenting
KW - Co-design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85115839007&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10578-021-01260-0
DO - 10.1007/s10578-021-01260-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 34580793
AN - SCOPUS:85115839007
SN - 0009-398X
VL - 54
SP - 406
EP - 420
JO - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
JF - Child Psychiatry and Human Development
ER -
