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Psychosocial problems among mothers of children with cerebral palsy attending physiotherapy outpatient department of two selected tertiary health centres in Ogun state: A pilot study

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Michael Opeoluwa Ogunlana, Olufemi Oyeleye Oyewole, Falola Jasola, Davis Abigail, Lateef Adetutu, Modinat Adepoju·2019·AIMS Medical Science
DOI 10.3934/medsci.2019.2.158
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Background: Caring for a child with cerebral palsy (CP) can be exhausting and stressful. There is paucity of information on the consequence of having a child with CP on mothers of these children. This study explored psychosocial problems encountered by mothers of children with CP receiving physiotherapy care in two selected tertiary health centres in Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted through focus group discussion (FGD) utilizing 17 questions identified in the literature as a FGD guide. Participants were seven mothers of children with CP. The framework approach was used for thematic analysis of data. Results: The psychosocial challenges encountered by the mothers were associated with nine common sub-themes. These are: (i) stress of caring for over dependent child; (ii) mothers’ restricted participation in the society; (iii) financial constraint experienced by the mothers of children with CP; (iv) health problems experienced by mothers of children with CP; (v) feelings of uncertainty about the child’s future; (vi) society’s negative perception of child’s problems; (vii) support obtained by the caregivers from others; (viii) availability of support from healthcare facilities; and (ix) Personal belief about condition. Conclusion: Mothers of children with cerebral palsy experience substantial psychological and social problems that are often ignored by the general populace.

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  • Parents of children with CP are at risk for poorer psychological adjustment compared with mothers of typically developing children, including depressive and anxious symptoms, parental stress and reduced quality of life.

    “Parents of children with CP are at risk for poorer psychological adjustment compared with mothers of typically developing children10–12 including depressive and anxious symptoms,13 14 parental stress15 and reduced quality of life.11”

    From Early Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ‘Early PACT’ for parents of infants with cerebral palsy: a study protocol of a randomised controlled trial (2020) · cites this paper as [12]

    The Background and section 4.1 report higher stress among parents of children with cerebral palsy and reduced parental quality of life; section 4.7 reports negative emotions among the mothers studied. The paper does not establish a comparison with mothers of typically developing children or report depressive and anxious symptoms as findings of this study. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Ogunlana, M. O., Oyewole, O. O., Jasola, F., Abigail, D., Adetutu, L., & Adepoju, M.
Affiliations
Federal Medical Centre (NG)
Corresponding author
  • Michael Opeoluwa Ogunlana
  • Olufemi Oyeleye Oyewole
  • Falola Jasola
  • Davis Abigail
  • Lateef Adetutu
  • Modinat Adepoju
ORCID
Venue
AIMS Medical Science
Publisher
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
Published
2019
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
158-169
ISSN
  • 2375-155X (ISSN-L)
  • 2375-1576
DOI
10.3934/medsci.2019.2.158
OpenAlex
W2961274741
Cited by
16
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • AIMS Medical Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Greater South Information System
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
Keywords
cerebral palsy, mothers of children with disabilities, psychosocial problems, caregiver stress, caregiver burden, financial constraints, social stigma, caregiver support, physiotherapy care, Ogun State

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