ArticleIrish journal of medical science2021
Physical workload during caregiving activities and related factors among the caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.
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- Factors associated with caregiver burden among family caregivers of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a Family Caregiver Care Programme in Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability in the Shoulder-Neck Region-A Randomised Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Caregiver's burden and their relationship to physical activity, exercise self-efficacy, perceived exercise benefits and barriers in caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Pilot Study of Physical and Psychosocial Health Outcomes and Caregiver Burden in Mothers of Children with Physical Disabilities in Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Chronic pain, spasticity, and maternal burnout in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Adapting a Participatory Group Programme for Caregivers of Children with Complex Neurodisability from Low-, Middle-Income Countries to a High-Income Setting: Moving from "Baby Ubuntu" to "Encompass".International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- A coadapted community-based participatory group programme for parents/carers of children with complex neurodisability (Encompass-2): a pilot and feasibility study protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Family caregivers' experience of care with a child with cerebral palsy: the lived experiences and challenges of caregivers in a resource-limited setting in northern Ghana.BMJ paediatrics open · 2023Article
- Challenges Facing Family Caregivers of Children With Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic in Palestine.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCaregiving demands contribute to both psychological and physical health of caregivers. Physical workload (PW) can be an important cause of musculoskeletal disorders in caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (CP).
aimsTo investigate PW during caregiving activities and related factors among caregivers of children with CP.
methodsChildren with CP (n = 291) and their caregivers (n = 291) were recruited for this cross-sectional study. Caregivers were categorized as their child has presence of intellectual disability (ID) and independent walking ability. Gross motor function was assessed using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) in children. PW; presence and distribution of musculoskeletal pain sites; levels of disability of neck, low back, arm, and leg; levels of depressive symptoms; and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) were assessed in caregivers.
resultsSignificant differences were observed in PW, low back pain-related disability, depressive symptoms, and HRQOL between caregivers of children with and without an ID (p < 0.05). All study variables were significantly different between caregivers of children who can and cannot independently walk (p < 0.05). PW was correlated with caregiver's age, body mass index, lower extremity dysfunction, depressive symptoms, and child's GMFCS level (p < 0.05).
conclusionsCaregivers of a child having an ID and walking disability had higher PW. These caregivers had more problems related to musculoskeletal disorders, higher depressive symptoms, and lower HRQOL. Higher PW was associated with lower level of gross motor function of child and older age, higher body mass index, higher level of lower extremity disfunction and low back pain disability, and lower HRQOL of caregivers.
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