COVID-19 Pandemic and Parents of Disabled Children

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Pandemic period could affect the disabled children's rehabilitation and follow-up negatively because of preventive measures and this could create adverse results on their parents. In this research, it is aimed to determine the positive and negative effects of pandemic on parents and disabled children and to provide an insight for future solutions.

Detailed Description
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To determine the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and the possible difficulties experienced by the parents of disabled children, a questionnaire was prepared. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete the survey. Questionnaire is loaded to qualtrics program and sent to the families by e-mail or social media accounts.

Official Title
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COVID-19 Pandemic From the Perspective of Parents of Disabled Children

Conditions
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COVID-19, Disabilities Multiple, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophies

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Difficulties lived by disabled children's parents in the period of COVID-19 pandemic


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Having disabled child/children Having ability and facility to use internet Having ability to read and write Having enough cognitive capacity to answer the questionnaire To accept to participate the research Exclusion Criteria: Not having disabled child/children Not having ability and facility to use internet Not having ability to read and write Not having enough cognitive capacity to answer the questionnaire Not to accept to participate the research

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 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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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Screening
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Interventional Model Description: One study group will be researched- only disabled children's parents, in one arm -way
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Parents who have a disabled child or children<br>Parents having disabled child or children will be included in the research and it will be wanted to complete the survey questionary | Other: Difficulties lived by disabled children's parents in the period of COVID-19 pandemic<br>* It will be a cross sectional study to obtain the information on difficulties lived by disabled children's parents during recent pandemic period<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A questionnaire that we created will be used to determine the difficulties experienced by disabled children's parents during Covid 19 pandemic related to their medical follow-up | Difficulties related to rehabilitation facilities, other medical conditions or ortosis could increase because of Covid 19 pandemic unique conditions | 4 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Fear of COVID-19 Scale | The Fear of COVID-19 Scale, a seven-item scale, has robust psychometric properties. It is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population and will also be useful in allaying COVID-19 fears among individuals. Score is minimum 7 pointts and maximum 35 points. | 4 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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cerebral palsy, COVID-19, pandemic, disability