Understanding Parental Stress and Quality of Life in Families of Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: Key Influencing Factors

PURPOSE:

To estimate the relationships between the child, parents, and family factors and parent stress and QoL among parents of children with diplegic CP.

BACKGROUND:

Cerebral palsy (CP) is considered the primary reason of motor impairment among children worldwide. Compared to parents of typically developing children, parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience higher levels of stress and reduced quality of life (QoL).

HYPOTHESES:

There is no relation between the level of functional impairment among children with diplegic CP and their parental stress and QOL.

RESEARCH QUESTION:

Is there a relationship between the level of functional impairment among children with diplegic CP and the degree of their parental stress and quality of life?

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebral Palsy Diaplegia Nervous System Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Sinai University

Ismailia, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Parents of children between the ages of 2 and 4.8 who had been diagnosed with diplegic CP.

Parents of children with diplegic CP who were in a stable clinical and medical state.

Exclusion criteria

parents of children with behavioral problem.
a history of ongoing heart disease
a botulinum toxin injection within the six months previous to the study
chronic chest disease
significant visual or auditory impairment
parents with limited literacy

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Parental stress

Time frame: 1 day - one session

Parental stress will be measured by the Arabic version of the parent stress index-short form (PSI-SF) . PSI-SF is a self-reported questionnaire with 36 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree or strongly disagree). The score of the measure ranged between 36 and 180, and a lower score indicates a better outcome.

Secondary outcomes

Quality of life of parents

Time frame: 1 day - one session

Quality of life (QoL) will be measured by the family impact module (PedsQL) and quality-of-life inventory.
Gross motor impairments

Time frame: 1 day - one session

Gross motor impairments will be assessed via gross motor classification system

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sinai University

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Registry information

Acronym: CP

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Jul 23, 2024
Registry last updated: Feb 19, 2025

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