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Titre :	The relationship between gross motor function ability and time use in mothers of children with cerebral palsy
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Mina Ahmadi Kahjoogh ; Mehdi Rassafiani ; Ali Tahmasebi
Année de publication :	2016
Article en page(s) :	p.172-177
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Gross motor function classification system  mothers of children with cerebral palsy  time use
Résumé :	Introduction According to the World Health Organization, the balanced usage of time contributes to the health and welfare of individuals. Caring for a child with cerebral palsy imposes an extra pressure on parents, especially mothers as the main caregiver. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship between gross motor function ability of children with cerebral palsy and time use of their mothers. Method Sixty mothers of children with cerebral palsy, sampled conveniently, participated in this cross-sectional study. Children aged between 6 and 11 years with a mean age of 9.04 years old (SD = 2.8). The Farsi version of Mothers’ Time Use Questionnaire and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) were utilized to collect data. The Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated. Results The results demonstrated that the allocated time for childcare (rs = 0.44) and leisure (rs = −0.37) activities in mothers have significant correlations with gross motor function abilities of their children (P < 0.05). Conclusion Mothers who have children with higher scores according to the GMFCS, had to invest more time to meet needs of childcare activities. Consequently, they were not able to follow their interests and they felt an imbalanced use of time in their life.
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[article] The relationship between gross motor function ability and time use in mothers of children with cerebral palsy [texte imprimé] / Mina Ahmadi Kahjoogh ; Mehdi Rassafiani ; Ali Tahmasebi . - 2016 . - p.172-177.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol.79 N°3 (March 2016) . - p.172-177

Mots-clés :	Gross motor function classification system  mothers of children with cerebral palsy  time use
Résumé :	Introduction According to the World Health Organization, the balanced usage of time contributes to the health and welfare of individuals. Caring for a child with cerebral palsy imposes an extra pressure on parents, especially mothers as the main caregiver. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship between gross motor function ability of children with cerebral palsy and time use of their mothers. Method Sixty mothers of children with cerebral palsy, sampled conveniently, participated in this cross-sectional study. Children aged between 6 and 11 years with a mean age of 9.04 years old (SD = 2.8). The Farsi version of Mothers’ Time Use Questionnaire and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) were utilized to collect data. The Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated. Results The results demonstrated that the allocated time for childcare (rs = 0.44) and leisure (rs = −0.37) activities in mothers have significant correlations with gross motor function abilities of their children (P < 0.05). Conclusion Mothers who have children with higher scores according to the GMFCS, had to invest more time to meet needs of childcare activities. Consequently, they were not able to follow their interests and they felt an imbalanced use of time in their life.
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