• Félix Martínez Lazcano, Manuel Avilés Cura, José Manuel Ramírez Aranda, Héctor Riquelme Heras, Teófilo Garza Elizondo, and Fabiola Barrón Garza.
• Médico Familiar, Maestro del Departamento de Medicina Familiar, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
• Aten Primaria. 2014 Oct 1; 46 (8): 401407401-7.

ObjectiveTo demonstrate that problem-solving therapy is effective in reducing the burden on caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.DesignRandomized clinical trial.LocationCheck primary care within a private nonprofit association.Participants140caregivers divided into control group (CG) and experimental group (EG).InterventionsWe performed in both groups a psychosocial intervention with a frequency of one session per week for three weeks to complete 120minutes. In the EG performed a shortened form of problem-solving therapy with a focus on caregiver burden and the CG performed an educational intervention focusing on respiratory diseases.Main MeasuresThe response variable corresponds to the score obtained by Zarit questionnaire. The independent variable accounted for psychosocial intervention.ResultsIn the EG according to Zarit questionnaire score was obtained by averaging 45.0 points pre intervention against 45.3 points in the CP after intervention Zarit was obtained by averaging 29.8 points in the EG and 44.3 points in the CG (P<.0001). The catalog groups according to their score Zarit in charge: none, mild, moderate and severe impact differences were found in the different intervention categories (Wilcoxon test Z=6.281, P<.00001).ConclusionsProblem solving therapy is effective in reducing the burden on caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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