The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study aimed to determine the impact of the pandemic on parents/caregivers and children with neurologic disabilities.

Patients and methods

This multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted with 309 parents/caregivers (57 males, 252 females) and their 309 children (198 males, 111 females) with disabilities between July 5, 2020, and August 30, 2020. The parents/caregivers were able to answer the questions and had internet access. The survey included questions on the utilization of educational and health care services (whether they could obtain medicine, orthosis, botulinum toxin injection, or rehabilitation) during the pandemic. A Likert scale was used to evaluate the effect of the specific health domains, including mobility, spasticity, contractures, speech,

SUBMITTER: Capan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186024 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature