J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2013 Dec;22(4):330-338.

Effects of a Parenting Program Applying Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Mothers of Children with a Tendency to ADHD

• Kim HS
• Park GR
• Sung HM

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a parenting program applying CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) on parenting behavior, parent satisfaction, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) symptoms perceived by mother of children with a tendency to ADHD.
METHODS
The study was a one-group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 21 mothers in G city who have children with a tendency to ADHD. The mothers received the parenting program applying CBT for 2 sessions a week over 4 weeks. Data were collected from December, 2011 to January, 2012 and analyzed using paired t-test with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program.
RESULTS
After attending the parenting program applying CBT, significant differences were found between pre and post test in parenting behavior (t=-2.16, p=.043) and ADHD scores (t=2.38, p=.027).
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that the parenting program applying CBT is an effective nursing intervention to improve mothers' parenting behavior and decreasing ADHD symptoms perceived by mother of children with a tendency to ADHD. However a quasi-experimental research design with control group is necessary.

Keyword

Parenting; CBT; Parent satisfaction; ADHD

MeSH Terms

Child*
Cognitive Therapy*
Humans
Mothers*
Nursing
Parenting*
Parents*
Research Design

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