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Effect of Empowerment program for caregivers on Quality life of children with Cerebral palsy

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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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.

DOI

10.21608/ejhc.2021.138611

Keywords

empowerment, Quality life, Cerebral palsy, children

Authors

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Mervat

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Amin Sayed

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University

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marvet36@yahoo.com

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Huwida

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Hamdy Abdelmonem

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University

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Faransa

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Ali Ahmed

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Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing. Assiut University

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12

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1

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20169

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2021-03-01

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2021-01-11

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2021-01-11

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140

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155

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Empowerment program for caregivers on Quality life of children with Cerebral palsy

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22 Jan 2023