Evaluation of Musculoskeletal System in Caregivers of Rehabilitation Patients

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orthopedic Disorder; Pediatric Disorder; Stroke; Caregiver Burden; Cerebral Palsy; Neurologic Disorder

Treatments: Other: Assessment study

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05839795

83116987-271

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, musculoskeletal-related pain, posture, spine function, the condition of the low back and neck regions, musculoskeletal system disorders, fatigue, and quality of life will be examined in caregivers of rehabilitation patients.

Full description

There are studies examining musculoskeletal disorders, physical demands and care activities of unpaid caregivers, musculoskeletal pain and related factors in unpaid caregivers of individuals with stroke, the effect of the functional status of stroke individuals on caregiver pain, musculoskeletal pain and related factors in mothers of children with cerebral palsy, musculoskeletal symptoms in caregivers of individuals with stroke, the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in caregivers of individuals with disabilities in a rehabilitation center, and the prevalence and characteristics of low back pain in caregivers of individuals with stroke in the literature. However, no study was found in which the musculoskeletal system was comprehensively evaluated in the caregivers of rehabilitation patients and the musculoskeletal system characteristics were compared in the caregivers of individuals with cerebral palsy and stroke. Therefore, musculoskeletal-related pain, posture, spine function, the condition of the low back and neck regions, musculoskeletal system disorders, fatigue, and quality of life will be examined in caregivers of rehabilitation patients in this study.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The caregiver of the rehabilitation patient,
• Can speak, read, write Turkish,
• Over 18 years old.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant,
• Can't speak, read or write Turkish.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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55 participants in 1 patient group

Caregivers of Rehabilitation Patients

Other group

Description:

Caregivers of rehabilitation patients, such as those with neurological, pediatric, and orthopedic disorders

Treatment:

Other: Assessment study