Relationship between Level of Stress and Social Support among Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Social support helps prevent and decrease the stressful situation of the family's experience in providing care to children with cerebral palsy. Thus, this study aims to determine the significant relationship between social support and the level of stress among parents of children with cerebral palsy. The study revealed that the majority of the parents with cerebral palsy children who had high stress levels had perceived low social support. Therefore, this study may provide a guideline to the health professional to deliver support to assist the best adaptation in facing the issues.  Keywords: Parents; Cerebral Palsy; Social support; Stress eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2187