Burden experienced by family caregivers of children with lower limb impairments with and without ankle foot orthoses in South Africa
Caregivers of children who can walk and use AFOs experience low to moderate levels of burden. AFOs did not reduce the caregiver burden statistically. However, clinically the burden experienced by caregivers was reduced.
Authors
- Surona Visagie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4575-479X)
- P. A. Hunt
- Mariette Deist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3810-2059)
Institutions
- Tshwane University of Technology (ZA)
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prosthetics and Orthotics International
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000443
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47