Sociocultural Factors Influence on Burden and Stress of Caregivers of Children with Epilepsy
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Published:2024-05-24
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Page:1-5
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ISSN:0317-1671
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Container-title:Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Can. J. Neurol. Sci.
Author:
Schiller Katharina,
Dassi Christelle,
Berrahmoune Saoussen,
Frauscher BirgitORCID,
Myers Kenneth A.ORCID
Abstract
ABSTRACT:
We evaluated stress and burden in epilepsy patient caregivers in a pediatric neurology clinic. Caregivers of 102 children with epilepsy completed the Caregivers’ Assessment of Difficulty Index and a questionnaire regarding caregiver sociocultural characteristics. A multiple linear regression statistical analysis found that caregiver burden was significantly increased for those who had a second child with a chronic disease, sole caregivers and for those with children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Caregiver stress was significantly increased for caregivers with a native language other than English or French, caregivers who had a second child with a chronic disease and sole caregivers.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)