90 parents of children with cerebral palsy in southeast Nigeria were surveyed from February to May 2021. The cross-sectional study used three validated questionnaires to measure attitudes, caregiver strain, and family needs. Data collection was powered to detect a moderate effect size with 84% statistical power.
Use Cases
- Analyzing parental attitudes towards childhood disability based on the 15-item Parents' Attitude Scale.
- Measuring caregiver strain across financial, physical, and psychological domains using the 13-item Modified Caregiver Strain Index.
- Assessing family support needs based on the 35-item Family Needs Survey questionnaire.
- Correlating demographic factors with levels of caregiver burden and family needs.
Strengths
- Data collection was ethically approved and informed consent was obtained from all 90 participants.
- Three validated instruments with reported reliability coefficients (e.g., 0.815 for the Parents' Attitude Scale) were used.
- Sample size calculation provided 84% power to detect a moderate effect, suggesting robust study design.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the sample from seven hospitals in southeast Nigeria.
Provenance
- Source
- Ifeoma Uchenna Onwuakagba
- Collection Method
- Cross-sectional survey using researcher- or self-administered questionnaires at public tertiary hospitals.
- Time Range
- February to May 2021
- Geography
- Southeast Nigeria