Perceived Stress among Caregivers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A State-Wide Study.

Nik Aida Nik AdibMohd Ismail IbrahimAzriani Ab RahmanRaishan Shafini BakarNor Azni YahayaSuria HussinWan Nor Arifin Wan Mansor

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2019)

Caregivers of an ASD child perceived significant stress while taking care of their children. Institutions should alleviate the factors that were predicted to increase the caregivers' perceived stress to improve the quality of the lives of children and ASD families as a whole.

Keyphrases

palliative care
social support
mental health
depressive symptoms
autism spectrum disorder
physical activity
young adults
healthcare
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
stress induced
quality improvement
intellectual disability
affordable care act