Family adaptation to cerebral palsy in adolescents: A European multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Factors promoting family adaptation to child's disability are poorly studied together. The aim of the study was to describe the family adaptation to disability and to identify determinants associated with using a global theoretical model.

Materials and methods

286 families of teenagers [13-17 years] with cerebral palsy (CP) from 4 European disability registers were included and visited at home. Face to face interviews were performed in order to measure parental distress, perceived impact in various dimensions of family life, family resources and stressors. Relationships were modelled with structural equations.

Results

31.8% of parents living with an adolescent with CP showed clinically significant high stress requiring professional assistance. The m

SUBMITTER: Guyard A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5667745 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature