Mindful parenting intervention for parents of children with psoriasis
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Effectiveness of a Mindful Parenting Intervention for Parents of Children with Psoriasis: A Single Group Case Series.
IRAS ID
249150
Contact name
Andrew Thompson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Sheffield
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 30 days
Research summary
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that affects around 2% of children (Mahe, 2016). Childhood psoriasis is associated with poorer mental health and quality of life in both children and their parents (Tollefson et al., 2017). Parental stress, in particular, appears to be an important contributing factor to poorer mental health and skin condition in children (Cousino & Hazen, 2013; Emerson & Bogels, 2017). Little research has investigated ways of reducing parental stress in parents of children with chronic health conditions, such as psoriasis.
“Mindful Parenting” interventions offer one potential way to reduce parental stress. Mindful parenting refers to a parenting style which involves paying close, non-judgemental attention to the child (Duncan et al., 2009). Mindful parenting interventions have been shown to reduce parental stress in parents of children with mental health conditions and developmental disorders (e.g. Bögels et al., 2014). However, mindful parenting interventions have not yet been investigated in the context of childhood psoriasis.
The main aim of the current study is to investigate whether a mindful parenting intervention can reduce parental stress in parents of children with psoriasis. There are two parts to the study. Part one involves a group of parents attending nine, three-hour mindful parenting sessions, over the course of three months, and a range of variables of interest will be measured (e.g. parental stress, quality of life). This study will adopt a single-case experimental design, whereby participants act as their own controls.
Part two of the study adopts a qualitative research design and involves face-to-face interviews with the parents, to find out what their experiences of the group were. These interviews will be conducted shortly after the final mindful parenting group session. During the interviews, specific focus will be placed on what factors contributed to, or hindered, change in each participant.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - South Yorkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/YH/0367
Date of REC Opinion
19 Oct 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion