Emotional Burden of Care in Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Functional Dependency, Emotional Intelligence, and Coping Strategies

Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is caused by a static and non progressive injury to the brain. Children with CP need continuous and dedicated attention from caregivers. Mothers of children with CP experience emotional burden, reducing their life quality and exhausting their condition to care. The coping strategies (CS) in mothers of children with CP are ineffective, exacerbating anxiety and negative affect, and present inadequate levels of emotional intelligence (EI).