The Quality Of Life Of Cerebral Palsy Child Carers

Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceio

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00941226

340/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is characterized by a sensory-motor deficiency, involving disturbance of muscle tone, posture and voluntary movement. Children who are afflicted need special intense care for their carers

Full description

INTRODUCTION: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is characterized by a sensory-motor deficiency, involving disturbance of muscle tone, posture and voluntary movement. Children who are afflicted need special intense care for their carers. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the quality of life of CP child carers attended in the physiotherapy sector of a philanthropic institution on Maceió - AL. METHODS: 62 carers were assessed in the period from the 18th to the 29th of February 2008, in which 96.7% were female carers and 3.7% male. The form for the collection of data from the carers, elaborated by the researchers and the WHOQOL-26 quality of life questionnaire were utilized as as instruments.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex

Ages: 2+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children who were attended by Associação dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais (APAE), Maceió, Alagoas
• They had cerebral palsy

Exclusion criteria

• Child who had not cerebral palsy
• Child under 2 years old

Trial design

1 participants in 1 patient group

Cerebral Palsy

Description:

Those kids who have cerebral palsy and are helped by carers