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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06516107

Acronym

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-07-23

Start date

2024-06-05

Completion date

2024-08-01

Last updated

2025-02-19

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Diaplegia, Stress

Keywords

Cerebral palsy, Quality of life, Parental stress

Brief summary

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?

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

FAMILY_BASED

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Parental stress	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

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quality of life of parents	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	1 day - one session	Gross motor impairments will be assessed via gross motor classification system

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results