The effectiveness of treatment based on parental management education on psychological well-being and quality of life of mothers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The problems of caring for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can put parents, especially mothers, at risk for mental health problems. Little research evidence on this disorder has addressed the role of parent education and promoting their mental health. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment based on parental management education on psychological well-being and quality of life of mothers of children with ADHD. The present study is a field experiment with pre-test and post-test design. Thirty mothers of children with ADHD were selected by availability and targeted sampling in one of the treatment centers for these children, and they were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. At the beginning and end of the study, the two groups were interviewed and answered the questionnaire on psychological well-being and quality of life. The experimental group came under the intervention based on parental management education for nine sessions, one session per week. The ANCOVA analyses showed that treatment based on parental management training significantly increased the psychological well-being score and the quality of life score of mothers of children with ADHD in the experimental group compared to the control group. It seems that by using treatment based on parental management education and generalizing it to various social contexts, it is possible to improve mothers' management skills to interact and care better for children with ADHD. This improvement can be a potential capacity to increase their psychological well-being and quality of life, which is helpful in everyday life.