Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 69 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 75 - 82 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193 İndeks Tarihi: 02-06-2023

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

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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, communication, eating, academic, and emotional status. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale was used to assess fear of COVID-19. Results: Among the children, 247 needed to visit their physician during the pandemic; however, 94% (n=233) of them could not attend their physician appointment or therapy sessions. The restricted life during the first wave of the pandemic in Türkiye had negatively affected 75% of the children with disabilities and 62% of their parents. From the perspective of the parents/caregivers, mobility, spasticity, and joint range of motion of the children were affected. Forty-four children required repeated injections of botulinum toxin; however, 91% could not be administered. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale scores were significantly higher in the parents who could not bring their children to the routine physician visit (p=0.041). Conclusion: During the pandemic, access to physical therapy sessions was disrupted in children with neurological disabilities, and this may have harmful consequences on the functional status of children.
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APA Capan N, Ozyemisci-Taskiran O, Karadag-Saygi E, Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E, Hüner B, AYDIN A (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. , 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
Chicago Capan Nalan,Ozyemisci-Taskiran Ozden,Karadag-Saygi Evrim,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya Ebru,Hüner Berrin,AYDIN AYSE RESA The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. (2023): 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
MLA Capan Nalan,Ozyemisci-Taskiran Ozden,Karadag-Saygi Evrim,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya Ebru,Hüner Berrin,AYDIN AYSE RESA The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. , 2023, ss.75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
AMA Capan N,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Karadag-Saygi E,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E,Hüner B,AYDIN A The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. . 2023; 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
Vancouver Capan N,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Karadag-Saygi E,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E,Hüner B,AYDIN A The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. . 2023; 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
IEEE Capan N,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Karadag-Saygi E,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E,Hüner B,AYDIN A "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers." , ss.75 - 82, 2023. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
ISNAD Capan, Nalan vd. "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers". (2023), 75-82. https://doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
APA Capan N, Ozyemisci-Taskiran O, Karadag-Saygi E, Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E, Hüner B, AYDIN A (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 69(1), 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
Chicago Capan Nalan,Ozyemisci-Taskiran Ozden,Karadag-Saygi Evrim,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya Ebru,Hüner Berrin,AYDIN AYSE RESA The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 69, no.1 (2023): 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
MLA Capan Nalan,Ozyemisci-Taskiran Ozden,Karadag-Saygi Evrim,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya Ebru,Hüner Berrin,AYDIN AYSE RESA The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, vol.69, no.1, 2023, ss.75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
AMA Capan N,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Karadag-Saygi E,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E,Hüner B,AYDIN A The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2023; 69(1): 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
Vancouver Capan N,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Karadag-Saygi E,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E,Hüner B,AYDIN A The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers. Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2023; 69(1): 75 - 82. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
IEEE Capan N,Ozyemisci-Taskiran O,Karadag-Saygi E,Yilmaz Yalcinkaya E,Hüner B,AYDIN A "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers." Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 69, ss.75 - 82, 2023. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193
ISNAD Capan, Nalan vd. "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with disabilities and their parents or caregivers". Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 69/1 (2023), 75-82. https://doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2023.10193