A Comparison between Children with ADHD and Children with Epilepsy in Self-Esteem and Parental Stress Level

Table 4.: Mean scores, SD and bonferroni multiple comparison method for all parameters of parent stress index (PSI): comparison between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), epilepsy and typical developmental children’s parents.

PSI Domains	ADHD Mean SD		EPILEPSY Mean SD		th Mean SD		P value A/E A/C E/C			Effect Size
PD	66,8	30,0	58,5	27,1	47,1	26,7	1	,065	,574
P-CDI	82,5	21,4	60,5	29,4	43,5	23,9	,018*	,000**	,090	>1
DC	80,2	25,2	57,7	25,8	41,7	27,1	,028*	,000**	,150	>1
PSI TS	79,4	27,1	59,5	25,7	42,4	26,2	,064	,000**	,115	>1

[PD = Parent Distress; P-CDI= Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction; DC= Difficult Child; PSI TS = Parental stress index total score].*p < 0,05 ** p < 0,01