Life Satisfaction of Fathers of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Father-Child Relations; Life Satisfaction

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06437340

KAEU-T.ATAHAN-003

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of life satisfaction among fathers of children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy.

Enrollment: 122 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• to be literate and to have no communication problems
• to be the father of a child with Cerebral Palsiy (CP) and no other medical diagnosis (aged between 1-18 years)
• to have a child with CP who regularly receives physiotherapy and rehabilitation
• to live in the same house with his wife and child/children
• to be willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• to care for individuals in need of care (such as disabled, elderly, chronically ill) additionally to the child with CP
• to have a chronic disorder (such as neurological, rheumatologic, psychiatric disorder) that would affect life satisfaction.