TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Cross-sectional Study to Evaluate the Quality of Life of Caregivers for Children with Cerebral Palsy
A1  - Alanoud Akram Aman
A1  - Bashaer Baharoon
A1  - Haifa Jamal Idrees
A1  - Ahad Mohammedyusuf Taj
A1  - Bassmah Ali Alzahrani
A1  - Osama Yousef Muthaffar
JF  - Pharmacophore
JO  - Pharmacophore
SN  - 2229-5402
Y1  - 2021
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
DO  - 10.51847/umXB9OSg54
SP  - 69
EP  - 75
N2  - Cerebral Palsy (CP) includes a group of disorders specified by long-term inabilities that influence the Quality of Life (QoL) of either patients or their caregivers. The purpose of the present research was to evaluate the QoL of caregivers of CP patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted for one year (June 2017 to July 2018) to evaluate the QoL of caregivers of 4-18 years old cerebral palsy children using a self-structured questionnaire. Logistic regression was utilized in the analysis. A total of 93 caregivers of CP children participated in the study.

In most cases, parents were the caregivers (94.7%), of which mothers were the main care providers (71%). More than half (57.2%) of the caregivers had a low QoL with a mean of 8.98±3.22. Physical health, social health, family and social support, and financial problems showed a significant relationship with the overall quality score of the caregivers of cerebral palsy patients (p
UR  - https://pharmacophorejournal.com/article/a-cross-sectional-study-to-evaluate-the-quality-of-life-of-caregivers-for-children-with-cerebral-pal-a2kdhnxkg51atsg
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