The Relationship Between Caregiver Workload and Stress Levels with Clinical Symptom Severity in Cerebral Palsy

The aim of this study is to compare the functional status, spasticity, motor function status children with cerebral palsy and their caregivers' workload stress levels. A single-center prospective cross-sectional was carried out 30 Cerebral Palsy (CP) caregivers. clinical assessed Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM). levels were evaluated Bakas Caregiving Outcomes (BCOS) Perceived Stress (PSS), respectively. mean age 11.46±7.45 years. In correlation analysis, BCOS score related children's MAS (p<0.05). On other hand, there a significant relationship between PSS scores caregivers Greater spasticity in associated greater workload. level higher high