A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Stress Management Training on Stress among Mothers of Mentally Disabled Children

Abstract

Background: The birth of a child with mental retardation could lead to deep impact on families, thus parentsof children with special needs are facing more problems than parents of normal children which affect theirpsychological well-being1,2. The continuing care of children with mental retardation is often stressful forparents. Researchers have indicated that parents of children with mental retardation are generally at risk fora variety of emotional difficulties . Keeping this in view the investigator aimed to assess the effectiveness ofstress management training on stress among mothers of mentally disabled children.Method: 50 mothers were selected randomly based on the inclusion exclusion criteria. Quasi experimentaldesign was adopted for this study. 10 session of 60 minutes stress management training was given to themothers after the pre test.Results: The findings of the study depicted an evidence of significant difference in the pre test mean scoreof 25.29 and post test mean score of 14.38 with mean difference 10.91. It was highly significant at p<0.001level .Conclusion : stress management training is effective in improving mental health, stress and socialinteraction among mothers of mentally disabled children.