The impact of caring for a child with cerebral palsy: quality of life for mothers and fathers

E Davis, A Shelly, E Waters, R Boyd… - Child: care, health …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although it is expected that caring for a child with cerebral palsy (CP) can
impact on the quality of life (QOL) of caregivers, the QOL of carers' has yet to be adequately …

Impact of caring for a child with cerebral palsy on the quality of life of parents: a systematic review of the literature

M Pousada, N Guillamón… - … of Developmental and …, 2013 - Springer
The implications of caring for a child with cerebral palsy (CP) are considerable, and parents
have to cope with many changing demands related to the specific needs of their child. A new …

The psychosocial well-being of parents of children with cerebral palsy: a comparison study

A Cheshire, JH Barlow, LA Powell - Disability and rehabilitation, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. Parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) may be at risk from poor psychosocial
well-being, compared with parents of children without a long-term health condition (LTHC) …

Child characteristics, caregiver characteristics, and environmental factors affecting the quality of life of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy

MH Tseng, KL Chen, JY Shieh, L Lu… - Disability and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The study aimed to investigate comprehensively the determinants of the quality of
life (QOL) of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy (CP) based on the International …

Quality of life and mental health among parents of children with cerebral palsy: The influence of self‐efficacy and coping strategies

N Guillamón, R Nieto, M Pousada… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore the quality of life and mental health of caregivers of children
with cerebral palsy and to examine the impact of self‐efficacy and coping strategies on these …

Parent proxy‐reported quality of life for children with cerebral palsy: is it related to parental psychosocial distress?

E Davis, A Mackinnon, E Waters - Child: care, health and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Parent‐proxy reports of quality of life (QOL) are often used to guide decisions
about children with cerebral palsy (CP), although little is known about the factors that …

Factors associated with quality of life among mothers of children with cerebral palsy

A Farajzadeh, S Maroufizadeh… - International journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To identify the factors pertaining to the quality of life (QOL) among the mothers of
patients with cerebral palsy. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, 203 mothers of children …

Experiences and needs of parents caring for children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

IT Elangkovan, S Shorey - Journal of Developmental & Behavioral …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Caregiver burden of parents of children with disabilities is negatively associated
with parental quality of life and psychosocial well-being and has been identified as a public …

The health of primary caregivers of children with cerebral palsy: how does it compare with that of other Canadian caregivers?

JC Brehaut, DE Kohen, P Raina, SD Walter… - …, 2004 - publications.aap.org
Background. Caring for any child involves considerable resources, but the demands for
these resources are often increased when caring for a child with a disability. These …

Development of a condition‐specific measure of quality of life for children with cerebral palsy: empirical thematic data reported by parents and children

E Waters, E Maher, L Salmon… - Child: care, health …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although there is increasing recognition that quality of life (QOL) and health‐
related quality of life (HRQOL) are important outcome variables in clinical trials for children …