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Caregiver burden versus intensity of anxiety and depression symptoms in parents of children with cerebral palsy as well as factors potentially differentiating the level of burden: a cross-sectional study (Poland).
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- "We do it all": A qualitative exploration of the caregiver role for young adults with cerebral palsy.Health care transitions · 2024Article
- Quality of life of primary caregivers of children living with cerebral palsy at two clinics in Blantyre, Malawi.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors with Poor Sleep Quality in Non-Professional Caregivers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the relationship between caregiver burden and severity of symptoms of anxiety/depression in parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP), and to identify factors differentiating the level of caregiver burden.
settingRegional rehabilitation centres in South-Eastern Poland.
participantsThe study involved 190 parents of children with CP, that is, 138 women and 52 men. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Caregiver burden was assessed using Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS), while the intensity of anxiety and depression symptoms was measured using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Potential predictors were examined using Gross Motor Function Classification System for Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS), Barthel Index (BI) as well as a questionnaire focusing on the characteristics of the child, the parent and the family. The analyses applied Pearson's linear correlation coefficient as well as multiple regression analysis.
resultsAll the CBS measures are significantly correlated to HADS-A (anxiety) and HADS-D (depression). Intensity of anxiety is most visibly linked to CBS measures of disappointment and environment (p<0.0001), while severity of depression is related to emotional involvement and general strain (p<0.0001). The factors differentiating caregiver burden measure in the subscales of general strain (p<0.0001) and social isolation (p<0.0001) include the child's age and BI, and the parent's health status; in the subscale of disappointment (p<0.0001)-the child's age, BI, GMFCS, as well as the parent's age and health status; in the subscale of emotional involvement (p=0.0007)-BI, and the parent's health status; in the subscale of environment (p=0.0002)-the child's age and BI.
conclusionsThere is a positive linear relationship between the caregiver burden measures and severity of anxiety and depression. Effort should be made to relieve caregiver burden in parents of children with CP.
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