Social impairment of children with autism spectrum disorder affects parental quality of life in different ways

Wang, Ying; Xiao, Lü; Chen, Runsen; Chen, Chen; Xun, Guanglei; Lu, Xiaozi; Shen, Yidong; Wu, Renrong; Xia, Kun; Zhao, Jingping; Ou, Jianjun

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.057

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“…Although we have not yet confirmed this hypothesis, future work will evaluate it in greater depth. Although our study did not examine the impact of children's sleep problems on parental sleep quality, previous studies have reported that sleep problems in children may cause more sleep difficulties in parents [20]. Our study also suggested that improving children's sleep quality may also improve parental QOL.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…QOL may be affected by specific factors. For example, in one of our previous studies, we indicated that QOL in parents with children with ASD worsened with increasingly severe social impairments, and the impact of the social impairments on maternal QOL was mediated by childcare burden [20]. A study in South Africa also showed that parents of children with ASD had a significantly lower QOL than parents of TD children [21].…”

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The association of sleep problems in children with autism and parental quality of life

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Background Many children with autism suffer from sleep problems that impact not only children’s daytime behavior and cognitive development but also their parents’ life and health. The current study explored how and to what extent sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacted their parents’ quality of life (QOL). Methods This study adopted a case-control study design. A total of 440 ASD children aged 4 to 10 years and 344 age-matched typically developing (TD) children were included in the study. The Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) was used to measure sleep problems in the enrolled children, and parental QOL was measured by the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire Version 2.0 (SF-36v2). Linear regression and pathway analysis were used to explore the impact of children’s sleep problems on parental QOL. Results The linear regression model showed that the CSHQ total scores were negatively associated with maternal mental health summary (MCS) scores (β=-2.831, p=0.005) in the TD group. In the ASD group, the CSHQ total scores were negatively associated with the parental physical health summary (PCS) scores (β=-3.030, p=0.003 for mothers, β=-3.651, p<0.001 for fathers) after adjusting for the child’s age, parental age, parental Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI) score and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) score as covariates. The pathway analysis indicated that sleep problems in ASD children had both direct and indirect effects on maternal PCS. Conclusion The main results of the current study showed that sleep problems in children with or without ASD may affect parental QOL in different ways, and ASD children’s sleep problems affect parental physical health as a risk factor independent from the social impairments associated with ASD and the childcare burden of the parents.

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The association of sleep problems in children with autism and parental quality of life

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“…We assume that the relationship between children's sleep problems and parental physical health was accounted for by the long-term low quality of parental sleep. Although our study did not examine the impact of children's sleep problems on parental sleep quality, previous studies have reported that sleep problems in children may cause more sleep difficulties in parents [16]. Our study also suggested that improving children's sleep quality may also improve parental QOL.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…QOL may be affected by particular factors. For example, in one of our previous studies, we indicated that QOL in parents with ASD children worsened with more severe social impairments, and the impact of the social impairments on maternal QOL was mediated by childcare burden [16].…”

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The association of sleep problems in children with autism and parental quality of life

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Background Many children with autism suffer from sleep problems that impact not only children’s daytime behavior and cognitive development but also their parents’ life and health. The current study explored how and to what extent sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacted their parents’ quality of life (QOL).Methods This study adopted a case-control study design. A total of 440 ASD children aged 4 to 10 years and 344 age-matched typically developing (TD) children were included in the study. The Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) was used to measure sleep problems in the enrolled children, and parental QOL was measured by the Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire Version 2.0 (SF-36v2). Linear regression and pathway analysis were used to explore the impact of children’s sleep problems on parental QOL.Results The linear regression model showed that the CSHQ total scores were negatively associated with maternal mental health summary (MCS) scores (β=-2.831, p=0.005) in the TD group. In the ASD group, the CSHQ total scores were negatively associated with the parental physical health summary (PCS) scores (β=-3.030, p=0.003 for mothers, β=-3.651, p<0.001 for fathers) after adjusting for the child’s age, parental age, parental Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI) score and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) score as covariates. The pathway analysis indicated that sleep problems in ASD children had both direct and indirect effects on maternal PCS.Conclusion The main results of the current study showed that sleep problems in children with or without ASD may affect parental QOL in different ways, and ASD children’s sleep problems affect parental physical health as a risk factor independent from the social impairments associated with ASD and the childcare burden of the parents.

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“…Meanwhile, the average annual cost of autistic children's families for children's education and training is significantly higher than that of ordinary families [12].The society and the government also need to invest a lot of money in the rehabilitation education of autistic children. At the same time, autism also brings high subjective load and depression to the families of patients, which has a negative impact on their quality of life [13,14].It can be seen that the incidence of autism in children is relatively serious, and the harm to society and family is enormous.…”

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Research and Design of Autism Smart Diagnosis Information System Based on Chinese Children's Facial Expression Data and Deep Convolution Neural Network

Zhao¹

2020

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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In this paper, the standard facial expression database FER2013 and CK + are used as the main training samples for autism diagnosis model.The facial expression image data of 16 Chinese children were collected as supplementary training samples.We use deep convolution neural network VGG19 and Resnet18 artificial intelligence algorithms to research and develop an smart information system for the diagnosis of autism through facial expression data.Ten normal children and ten autistic children were recruited for the comparative test to verify the accuracy of the system.After testing, the accuracy of facial expression recognition of this system reaches 81.4%.This research is based on the actual business needs of the hospital. The system can diagnose autism as early as possible,and promote the early treatment and rehabilitation of patients, thereby reducing the economic and mental burden of patients. Therefore, this smart information system has good social benefits and application value.

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Social impairment of children with autism spectrum disorder affects parental quality of life in different ways

Cited by 46 publications

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The association of sleep problems in children with autism and parental quality of life

The association of sleep problems in children with autism and parental quality of life

The association of sleep problems in children with autism and parental quality of life

Research and Design of Autism Smart Diagnosis Information System Based on Chinese Children's Facial Expression Data and Deep Convolution Neural Network

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