The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of physical, psychosocial, and sociodemographic variables to disability due to low-back pain among caregivers of children with severe cerebral palsy. The sample was made up of 45 caregivers with chronic back pain. Socio-demographic data, as well as pain, satisfaction with life and functional disability measures were collected. Data were statistically treated and significance level set at p<0.05. Variables showing significant association with disability (p<0.05) were entered in a multiple linear regression model. Mean score for pain was 5.67±2.23; for satisfaction with life, 18.9±6.64; and for disability, 9±5,35. Association between intensity of pain and disability was the only significant one found (r=0.34; p=0.021). Linear regression analysis confirmed that pain intensity is a major disability predictor and explained 11% of the disability (r=0.36, p<0.05). Low-back pain intensity is then a moderate predictor of functional disability, but no interference could be found of socio-demographic features or satisfaction with life in caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.
Caregivers; Disability evaluation; Low-back pain
