Rehabilitation Status of Children With Cerebral Palsy and Anxiety of Their Caregivers During the Covid19 Pandemic
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
- Enrollment
- 206
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Anxiety of the caregivers of the children with cerebral palsy
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Rehabilitation status of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and anxiety of their caregivers during the covid19 pandemic were explored. 206 caregivers who voluntarily accepted to participate were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and evaluated about the rehabilitation status of their children.The anxiety levels of all caregivers were found high and the rehabilitation programmes of the children were interrupted.
Detailed Description
Investigators aimed to explore the rehabilitation status of children with CP and anxiety of their caregivers during the covid19 pandemic. Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic were called up during pandemic period. 206 caregivers who voluntarily accepted to participate were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and evaluated about the rehabilitation status of their children. Demographic data, associated problems of children, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) levels were recorded from their files. For the statistical analysis, IBM SPSS Statistics 22 (SPSS IBM, Turkey) programs were used. While evaluating the study data, the suitability of the parameters to the normal distribution was evaluated with the Shapiro Wilks test. Significance was evaluated at the p \<0.05 level.
Investigators
Pınar Akpınar
Assoc Prof
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who voluntarily accepted to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who didn't accept to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Anxiety of the caregivers of the children with cerebral palsy
Time Frame: 1 month
State-Trait Anxiety levels of caregivers of the children with cerebral palsy during the covid19 pandemic.The total score of the State-Trait Anxiety scale varies between 20 and 80. Those who score below 36 are classified as "no anxiety", those between 37-42 points as "mild anxiety" and those with 42 points and above as "high anxiety".
Rehabilitation process of the children with cerebral palsy
Time Frame: 1 month
Rehabilitation status of the children with cerebral palsy during the covid19 pandemic. Rehabilitation frequency of children and home exercise status are evaluated