title: Mindfulness and parenting distress among parents of children with disabilities: A literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this review was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for management of parenting distress in parents of children with disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A narrative review was conducted. A search protocol was conducted using Google Scholar, EBSCO, Pubmed, CINAHL, Ovid, and PsycINFO databases up to September 1, 2016.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interventions used a variety of approaches to implement mindfulness training, including MBIs and combined mindfulness and other interventions. Targeted outcomes included in this review were parenting stress and psychological distress. Most of the reviewed papers reported positive role of MBIs to manage parenting distress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this first review on the topic provide preliminary support for the efficacy of MBIs for supporting parents of children with disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rayan
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nursing Department, University of Jordan-School of Nursing, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Muayyad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: anxiety; depression; disability; intervention; mindfulness; nurse; parenting stress; stress