Caregiver's adherence to out-patient rehabilitation program of children with cerebral palsy in a tertiary government hospital.
- Author:
Kreza Geovien G. LIGAYA
1
;
Cynthia D. ANG-MUÑOZ
1
;
Monalisa L. DUNGCA
1
;
Joycie Eulah H. ABIERA
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article, Original
- Keywords: Adherence
- MeSH: Human; Cerebral Palsy; Caregivers
- From: Philippine Journal of Health Research and Development 2025;29(2):25-34
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE
To investigate factors influencing adherence of caregivers to prescribed out-patient management of children with cerebral palsy (CP).
METHODOLOGYThis prospective cohort study enrolled 106 children with CP and their caregivers seen at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) from July 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019 to investigate the association of patient profile, caregiver profile, accessibility of treatment center, and type of therapy, to adherence to out-patient management.
RESULTSAtotal of 106 pediatric patients with CPand their caregivers participated in the study with no dropouts observed. Adherence to therapy was defined as completion of patient of at least 50% of the prescribed therapy sessions or completion of at least one set of therapy. Adherence was significantly increased when patients were referred to: (1) physical therapy (OR=34.5, CI 7.21 to 167, pCONCLUSION
Caregiver's adherence to out-patient rehabilitation program was seen to be significantly influenced by the type of therapy the patient with CPwas referred to undergo (i.e., PT, OT, SLT).
