Effect of Empowerment program for caregivers on Quality life of children with Cerebral palsy | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 10, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 140-155 PDF (1.25 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.138611 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mervat Amin Sayed1; Huwida Hamdy Abdelmonem2; Faransa Ali Ahmed3 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University | ||
| 3Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing. Assiut University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a multi-disorder which disturbs ability of child to move, sustain posture and balance. Quality of life is increasingly recognized as a major factor in determining a child’s health and well-being. There are many ways to enhance the quality of life for children with (CP), such as empowering the caregivers. Aim: to evaluate the effect of empowerment program for caregivers on quality life of children with cerebral palsy. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (one group pre/posttest) was conducted at neurology out- patient clinic of Children Hospital at Ain shams University Hospital. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of 75 children and their caregivers at the previously mentioned setting. Tools: Four tools were used as children and their caregivers’ demographic characteristics, activity of daily living, child quality of life inventory and family empowerment scale. Results: revealed that 74.7% of the studied children were partially dependent at total activities, while 50.7% of them were independent at post program, detected through p value difference related to physical, emotional and social function at pre and post program at p < /div> value program related school function at p value >0.05. Conclusion: There was high significant difference between mean scores at pre and post empowerment program for caregivers of children with cerebral palsy at p value positive effect on quality life of their children. Recommendation: Preparing continuous empowerment program for caregivers of children suffered from cerebral palsy. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Empowerment; Quality life; Cerebral palsy; Children | ||
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