اثربخشی آموزش تنظیم هیجان بر علائم افسردگی در مادران مراقب کودکان مبتلا به کم‌توانی عقلانی در دوره شیوع کووید-19

هدف پژوهش حاضر اثربخشی آموزش تنظیم هیجان بر علائم افسردگی در مادران مراقب کودکان مبتلا به کم‌توانی عقلانی در دوره شیوع کووید-19 بود. روش پژوهش نیمه‌آزمایشی با طرح پیش‌آزمون-پس‌آزمون با گروه گواه بود. جامعه آماری این پژوهش را کل مادران مراقب کودکان کم‌توان عقلانی شدید و عمیق شهرستان رزن در سال 1399 تشکیل دادند. در این پژوهش 22 نفر از مادران دارای شدت علائم افسردگی در دو گروه آزمایش و گواه به صورت تصادفی جایگزین شدند. جهت جمع‌آوری داده‌های پژوهش از فرم کوتاه پرسشنامۀ افسردگی beck et al. استفاده شد. برای گروه آزمایش آموزش تنظیم هیجان در 8 جلسه هفتگی (هر جلسه 90 دقیقه) آموزش داده شد و گروه گواه در حین جلسات، آموزشی را دریافت نکردند. برای تجزیه و تحلیل داده‌ها از تحلیل کواریانس با اندازه‌گیری مکرر استفاده شد. نتایج نشان داد که آموزش تنظیم هیجان بر کاهش علائم افسردگی در مادران کودکان کم‌توان عقلانی شدید و عمیق اثربخش بوده است (0.05>p). با توجه به نتایج، آموزش تنظیم هیجان برای کاهش علائم افسردگی مادران مراقب کودکان مبتلا به کم‌توانی عقلانی در دورۀ شیوع کووید-19 پیشنهاد می‌شود.

the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression symptoms in caregiver's mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in the covid-19 outbreak

introductionmothers who are caregivers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities may experience psychological problems during the covid-19 outbreak. these mothers report more stress and psychological problems than mothers of normal children. one of the major problems these caregivers face is depression. emotional training is an effective way to help mothers of children with intellectual disabilities deal with depression. however, no research has been done on the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the covid-19 pandemic. this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression symptoms in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the covid-19 outbreak. methodthe study used a quasi-experimental method with experimental and control groups. the study population consisted of all caregiver mothers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities in razan city, iran. the study randomly selected 22 mothers with severe depression symptoms for the experimental and control groups. the experimental group received emotional regulation training in 8 weekly sessions (90 hours), while the control group did not receive any training during the sessions. the data was collected using a short form of the depression inventory, and analysis of covariance with repeated measures was used to analyze the data. resultsthe results showed that 42.86% of mothers had symptoms of severe depression. the study found that emotional regulation training was effective in reducing depression in caregiver mothers of children with severe and profound mental disabilities (p <0.05). discussionbased on the study, it is recommended that parents of children with adhd be educated about the negative consequences of screen time (sb). parents should be encouraged to engage in physical activities with their children, especially during the covid-19 pandemic. strengthening home sports activities can be beneficial for both parents and children with adhd. workshops on managing screen time can be held online or face-to-face for mothers. psychological strategies to reduce caregiver distress can also be effective in managing the screen time of children with adhd. mothers who are caregivers of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities may experience psychological problems during the covid-19 outbreak. these mothers report more stress and psychological problems than mothers of normal children. one of the major problems these caregivers face is depression. emotional training is an effective way to help mothers of children with intellectual disabilities deal with depression. however, no research has been done on the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the covid-19 pandemic. this study aimed to explore the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on depression symptoms in caregiver mothers of children with intellectual disabilities during the covid-19 outbreak.