Caregiver burden assessment of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in a tertiary care centre

Families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders have significant financial and social stressors difficulties coordinating medical care. Caregivers play a central role in the rehabilitation these children. This was hospital based cross sectional study Department Pediatrics year 2021-22 tertiary care government Kerala.Caregiver burden assessed using Zarit Burden Interview clinical profile self made proforma. done for 86 their caregivers. A total caregivers were included scores compared between categories. 55.8% fell into category severe burden. Amongst these, cerebral palsy, 68% had score >60 or categorized as In those spastic quadriparesis showed 81% falling Caregiver continues to be big concern our setting where families are plagued not only by factors affecting health child but also Burnout can turn affect well being families.