• Asia Pac J Public Health · Jan 2015

    Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Sri Lanka.

    • Champa J Wijesinghe, Natasha Cunningham, Pushpa Fonseka, Chandanie G Hewage, and Truls Østbye.
    • Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka cjw@med.ruh.ac.lk.
    • Asia Pac J Public Health. 2015 Jan 1; 27 (1): 85-95.

    AbstractA cross-sectional study was conducted among 375 caregivers of children with cerebral palsy attending a tertiary care setting in Sri Lanka, to identify factors associated with caregiver burden. Caregiver burden was defined as "caregiver's response to various stressors associated with caregiving" and was measured using Caregiver Difficulties Scale (CDS), developed specifically for this purpose. Multivariate linear regression was used to assess associations between sociodemographic, stressor, and coping factors and caregiver burden; and to examine whether coping reduces the effect of stressors on burden. Low income, rural residence, male sex, and number of functional deficits of the disabled child correlated significantly with higher caregiver burden, while spousal support correlated with lower burden. Seeking social support reduced the increased burden associated with greater functional impairments. Psychosocial interventions focused on evaluating and improving social support for caregivers may help families at high risk for caregiver distress, to minimize negative outcomes.© 2014 APJPH.

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