Rehabilitation Status of Children With Cerebral Palsy and Anxiety of Their Caregivers During the Covid19 Pandemic

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Rehabilitation status of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and anxiety of their caregivers during the covid19 pandemic were explored. 206 caregivers who voluntarily accepted to participate were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and evaluated about the rehabilitation status of their children.The anxiety levels of all caregivers were found high and the rehabilitation programmes of the children were interrupted.

Detailed Description
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Investigators aimed to explore the rehabilitation status of children with CP and anxiety of their caregivers during the covid19 pandemic. Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic were called up during pandemic period. 206 caregivers who voluntarily accepted to participate were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and evaluated about the rehabilitation status of their children. Demographic data, associated problems of children, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) levels were recorded from their files. For the statistical analysis, IBM SPSS Statistics 22 (SPSS IBM, Turkey) programs were used. While evaluating the study data, the suitability of the parameters to the normal distribution was evaluated with the Shapiro Wilks test. Significance was evaluated at the p <0.05 level.

Official Title
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Rehabilitation Status of Children With Cerebral Palsy and Anxiety of Their Caregivers During the Covid19 Pandemic

Conditions
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Cerebral Palsy, Covid19, Anxiety

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who voluntarily accepted to participate Exclusion Criteria: Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who didn't accept to participate

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 2 Years
Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anxiety of the caregivers of the children with cerebral palsy | State-Trait Anxiety levels of caregivers of the children with cerebral palsy during the covid19 pandemic.The total score of the State-Trait Anxiety scale varies between 20 and 80. Those who score below 36 are classified as no anxiety, those between 37-42 points as mild anxiety and those with 42 points and above as high anxiety. | 1 month | 
| Rehabilitation process of the children with cerebral palsy | Rehabilitation status of the children with cerebral palsy during the covid19 pandemic. Rehabilitation frequency of children and home exercise status are evaluated | 1 month | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Anxiety, Cerebral Palsy, Covid19, Rehabilitation