《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2017, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (11): 1351-1356.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.11.023

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Effects of Psychology of Caregivers for Children with Cerebral Palsy on Family Management

NIU Xia1, WU De2, YANG Ya-juan1, XIE Lun-fang1, LIU An-nuo1, LÜ Fu-li2   

  1. 1. Anhui Medical University School of Nursing, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China;
    2. Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
  • Received:2016-10-25 Published:2017-11-25 Online:2017-12-10
  • Contact: LÜ Fu-li. E-mail: 2213981176@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the effects of psychology of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy on family management.Methods From August, 2013 to August, 2014, the main caregivers of 222 children with cerebral palsy were investigated with questionnaires of demography, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Index of Well-being, Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Family Management Measure (FaMM).Results The scores of Condition Management Ability, View of Condition Impact, Condition Management Effort, Family Life Difficulty and Parental Mutuality of FaMM were higher than the median (t>8.866, P<0.001). The scores of CD-RISC, SAS and SDS were less than the norms of Chinese (t>5.523, P<0.001). Index of Well-being was (7.63±2.96). The factors related with the dimensions of family management included the time of hospitalization of children, the expectation of rehabilitation, the levels of anxiety and psychological resilience, and the index of well-being of the parents (P<0.05).Conclusion The psychology of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy and family management are dissatisfactory, and the psychology may influence family management.

Key words: cerebral palsy, caregivers, family management, psychology

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