Abstract
Parents of children with diabetes type 1 (DT1) usually mention high stress levels as they have to cope with multiple demands in everyday life. Simple stress management techniques can be administered in everyday life and thus may hold some benefit for parents with diabetic children. The purpose of this study was to assess to evaluate the effectiveness of a stress management program (relaxation breathing and progressive muscle relaxation/RB-PMR) in reducing symptoms of stress. Self-reported validated measures were used to evaluate perceived stress, health locus of control, daily routine, anxiety and depression. This is a pilot, randomized controlled trial. A total of 54 parents were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 28) and control group (n = 26). In parents in the intervention group perceived stress, symptoms of depression and anxiety were significantly decreased after 8 weeks of the relaxation program (0.017, 0.044 and 0.006). RB-PMR practice was associated with changes in physical and psychological symptoms of parents with children with DT1. Future studies should extend by incorporating more objective clinical and laboratory outcomes.
Highlights
Stress has long been considered an important factor to the development or aggravation of psychopathology (Selye, 1980)
The irregular adaptive response from the stress system can conduct a state of distress, cacostasis or allostatic overload, all of which enunciate the admission of pathology and disease (Chrousos, 2009; McEwen, 1998)
We consider that a part of the stress that caregivers experience is caused from how you feel about the job
Summary
Stress has long been considered an important factor to the development or aggravation of psychopathology (Selye, 1980). Coping has been prescribed in psychological terms by Susan Folkman and Richard Lazarus as “a consecutively change in cognitive and behavioral efforts to handle specific external and/or internal requirements that are appraised as exacting” or “trascending the limits of the person” (Cohen & Kessler, 1997; Cummings et al, 1991) Coping in this way is an aware try to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and attempting to master, minimize or suffer stress or impact. Caregivers experience a depressive and exhausting emotional state because of the provided care to their lovely persons. There are “double-duty caregivers” that they provide their care working in the healthcare field and they feel obligated to do the same at home. This exhausted role can cause a reduction to their physical and mental health. Caregiving has been shown to have a negative affection on wound repair (Kiecolt-Glaser et al, 1995)
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