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However, the subjective experiences of these parents in navigating ADHD management, including their challenges, coping strategies, and emotional responses, remain insufficiently explored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Face-to-face, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 17 parents of children with ADHD. These caregivers were recruited from the psychiatric outpatient department of a Grade A tertiary general hospital in Yunnan, China, via a purposive sampling method. Guided by the ABC-X Model of Family Stress and Adaptation as the theoretical framework, the interview data were analyzed using directed content analysis, with NVivo 12.0 software employed for data management and analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study identified four core categories corresponding to the ABC-X Model. (1) Multifaceted Challenges in Treatment Implementation: Medication Adherence Barriers, Time and Financial Pressures Faced. (2) Coping Resources: Positive Self-Regulation\u2013Agentic Fatalism; Social Support: Gains and Gaps. (3) Differentiated Cognition of Disease Management: Evolution of ADHD Cognition, Perception and Cognitive Divergence in Disease Management Difficulty. (4) Duality of Management Results: Crisis Responses, Adaptive Outcomes. Other research findings included the impact of ADHD on siblings and social cognitive biases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The ABC-X Model is applicable to Chinese ADHD family management. The results of this study provide healthcare providers with a more detailed understanding of the disease management experiences of parents of children with ADHD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1778650","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T06:00:20Z","timestamp":1790748020000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Disease management experiences of parents of children with ADHD: a qualitative directed content analysis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yu","family":"Xia","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, China"]},{"name":"Department of Respiratory Medicine, Zhoushan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine","place":["Zhoushan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanjiao","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xu","family":"Su","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S76","DOI":"10.1192\/j.eurpsy.2024.203","article-title":"The prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: an umbrella review of global evidence","volume":"67","author":"Ayano","year":"2024","journal-title":"Eur. 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