Mental Health in Primary Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Rehabilitation
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https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v26i102.37Keywords:
Anxiety and insomnia, primary caregiver, depression, social dysfunction, cerebral palsy, mental healthAbstract
Objective: To identify the mental health of primary caregivers of children with brain injury and their impact on rehabilitation. Method: The primary caregivers of children with brain injury was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) validated for detecting psychological and psychiatric morbidity on Rehabilitation Center Telethon Child Occidente (Mexico). Cross-sectional study, was analyzed with nonparametric statistics. Results: We included 131 caregivers; 77% female, 23% male, average age 33 years, range 20-67. Biological parents were 95% of caregivers. Caregivers showed more chronic altered mental health compared with the sharp 61.8 / 39.7%, social dysfunction 45/3%, anxiety / insomnia in the first indicator 40.5 / 12% somatic symptoms 29 / 7.6% and severe depression 9.2 / 2.3% (p <.001). The symptom most at risk for chronic psychiatric case was chronic anxiety and insomnia OR = 40.8 (p <.001). The largest 12-month delay in the developmental age of the child was associated with acute mental health RM 3.8 (p = .015) Parents with severe depression have high number of absences to therapies for their children (p = .05). Conclusion: It is important to detect the risk of mental health disorders in primary caregiver, because of the direct negative effect on their welfare and their children.Downloads
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