The Use of Online Services in Stress Management for Caregivers of Adolescents with Mental Disabilities
Social Support as a Theoretical Perspective
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220704.229How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Mentally challenged carers; social support; psychological distress
- Abstract
Research has demonstrated the relatively high levels of psychological stress among carers of people with mental disabilities. Among them, young people with mental disabilities aged 14 and above face a sharp reduction in benefits and services, and their carers are even more overburdened. The stress level of caregivers is not only related to their well-being, but also has a great significance in improving the situation of young people with mental disabilities. Using social support as a theoretical perspective and emotional support as an intervention point, this study conducted a social work practice and intervention study with the target group using pre and post measures, semi-structured interviews and group work. Five carers of young people with mental disabilities from the M Mental Disability Family Support Centre in W were selected to participate in an online emotional support group, which was assessed at the end of the group from the PSTR scale pre-test and post-test and feedback from the group members. According to the results, the participants’ psychological stress scores decreased significantly, while they also gave positive feedback about being supported. Therefore, the intervention can be considered effective and able to contribute to the alleviation of psychological stress among caregivers of young people with mental disabilities.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Ke Zhan PY - 2022 DA - 2022/07/11 TI - The Use of Online Services in Stress Management for Caregivers of Adolescents with Mental Disabilities BT - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Mental Health, Education and Human Development (MHEHD 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1257 EP - 1262 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220704.229 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220704.229 ID - Zhan2022 ER -