Doctoral Dissertation in Psychology: Mental health and coping strategies among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy

The specific objectives of this study are to have a better understanding of the current mental health status of primary caregivers of children with CP more specifically for depression, anxiety, quality of life, the coping strategies used by caregivers, the relations between caregivers’ mental health and coping as well as other associated factors. The research findings could serve as useful inputs for the development of relevant interventions to support caregivers of children with CP to improve their mental health.
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Doctoral Dissertation in Psychology: Mental health and coping strategies among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION NGUYEN THI MAI HIENSỨC KHỎE TÂM THẦN VÀ CHIẾN LƯỢC ỨNG PHÓ CỦA NGƯỜI CHĂM SÓC TRẺ BẠI NÃO (MENTAL HEALTH AND COPING STRATEGIESAMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY) DOCTORAL DISSERTATION IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Code: 9310401.01 HANOI - 2024 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION NGUYEN THI MAI HIENSỨC KHỎE TÂM THẦN VÀ CHIẾN LƯỢC ỨNG PHÓ CỦA NGƯỜI CHĂM SÓC TRẺ BẠI NÃO (MENTAL HEALTH AND COPING STRATEGIESAMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY) DOCTORAL DISSERTATION IN PSYCHOLOGY Major: Children and Adolescent Clinical Psychology Code: 9310401.01 Supervised by: 1. Prof. Bahr Weiss 2. Assoc. Prof. Tran Van Cong Ph.D. CANDIDATE SUPERVISORS UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION HANOI - 2024 i DECLARATIONI, the undersigned, hereby declare that this thesis “Mental Health andCoping Strategies Among Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy” isentirely my work without plagiarism.All information sources used in this dissertation have been acknowledgedand its authors have been referenced.This research was only submitted to the University of Education, VietnamNational University, Hanoi under the framework of the Children andAdolescent Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Program.Name: Nguyen Thi Mai Hien ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deep gratitude to all who have contributed tothe development of this dissertation. Wholehearted thanks are given to mymentors and advisors, Professor Bahr Weiss, and Associate Professor TranVan Cong for their fruitful guidance in shaping the conceptual framework,developing research tools, data analysis, thesis writing, and upholding. At some point in time, I lost motivation, felt down, and wanted to give up, myPh.D. programmate, Ho Thu Ha, gave hands to me with great empathy. Sheauthentically shared her experiences in doing research. Thus, I step by step regain theenergy and interest in moving the research forward. There are not enough words toexpress my appreciation for her support. It would not be possible for me to complete this work without theprecious collaboration of the Cerebral Palsy Family Association of Vietnam.My sincere thanks go to the chairperson, Ms. Dinh Thi Lan Anh, her staff, Ms.Nguyen Thu Hong, and more than 300 of its members who have joined handswith the research tool development, and data collection process. I also want to convey thanks to the Vietnam Psychotherapy Associationwhere I have been working for more than 3 years, its members, volunteers, andpeople at the University of Education, Vietnam National University for enablingand assisting me on my pathway to complete the research. My family without whom I would never have had the courage andgoodwill to go through many challenges and complete this long process. Myhusband Hoang Quoc Dung, my son Hoang Quoc Phong, and my daughterHoang Thi Mai Nuong have shown their patience, their love, and their beingon my side to accept any version of myself. I am lucky to have them in mylife. Although I cannot name all persons to whom I owe a debt of gratitudefor their support, I do hope that they understand my true respect for them. iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSCDS : Caregiver Difficulties ScaleCOPE : Coping Orientation to Problems ExperiencedCP : Cerebral PalsyCPFAV : Cerebral Palsy Family Association VietnamCWD : Children with DisabilitiesGSO : General Statistics OfficeGMFCS : Gross Motor Function Classification SystemGAD-7 : Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7MoH : Ministry of HealthPHQ-9 : Patient Health Questionnaires- 9PWD : People with DisabilitiesQoL : Quality of LifeCRPD : United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilityUNICEF : United Nations International Childrens Emergency FundWHO : World Health Organization iv TABLES OF CONTENTSDECLARATION .................................................................................................... iACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...