Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs

•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...

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Published in:	Research in developmental disabilities Vol. 107; no. NA; p. 103790
Main Authors:	Dhiman, Sapna, Sahu, Pradeep Kumar, Reed, William R., Ganesh, G. Shankar, Goyal, Ramesh K., Jain, Shilpa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020
Subjects:	Age Factors Anxiety - epidemiology Anxiety - psychology Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - rehabilitation Attitude to Health Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology Autism Spectrum Disorder - rehabilitation Caregiver Burden - epidemiology Caregiver Burden - psychology Caregiver strain Caregivers - psychology Caregivers - statistics & numerical data Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology Cerebral Palsy - rehabilitation Child Child, Preschool Children with special needs COVID-19 Depression - epidemiology Depression - psychology Developmental Disabilities - physiopathology Developmental Disabilities - rehabilitation Down Syndrome - physiopathology Down Syndrome - rehabilitation Female Financial Stress Functional Status Home Care Services Humans Income India - epidemiology Learning Disabilities - physiopathology Learning Disabilities - rehabilitation Male Mental Health Neurodevelopmental Disorders - physiopathology Neurodevelopmental Disorders - rehabilitation Parents - psychology Prevalence Spinal Dysraphism - physiopathology Spinal Dysraphism - rehabilitation Stress, Psychological - epidemiology Stress, Psychological - psychology Telerehabilitation Teleworking Workload India COVID-19 Telerehabilitation Caregiver strain Children with special needs Mental health
ISSN:	0891-4222, 1873-3379, 1873-3379
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