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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs
Sapna Dhimana, Pradeep Kumar Sahub c✉, William R Reedd, G. Shankar Ganeshe, Ramesh Kishorilal Goyalf, Shilpa Jaina
- aSchool of Physiotherapy, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, India
- bNeurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: pksahu9938@gmail.com
- cNeurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India
- dDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
- eComposite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- fDepartment of Pharmacology, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, India
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
Highlights • The COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant impact on caregiver strain compared to perceived strain before the pandemic.• Prevalence of depressive symptoms is high among caregivers of children with special needs.• Negative perception of homecare therapy is associated with higher perceived strain and poor mental health.• Not using tele-rehabilitation and perception of it being a poor medium for rehabilitation pose greater mental health risks.