@article{Naeem_Arif_Asghar_Mahmood_2018, title={PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORS, BURNOUT AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY}, volume={32}, url={https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2281}, abstractNote={<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span> </span><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore the relationship between psychosocial stressors, burnout and mental mealth problems in caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.</p> <p><strong>Methodology: </strong>Cross sectional research design was used in the current research. The sample comprised of 93 mothers of children with cerebral palsy selected from 3 institutes of special education in Lahore, through purposive sampling strategy. They were given demographic proforma, psychosocial stressors scale, caregiver burnout scale and depression & anxiety stress scale (DASS-21).</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>There was positive relationship between psycosocial stressors i.e. lack of self-regulation (p <.001), lack of social support (p <.034), burnout i.e. withdrawal (p <.007), somatic problems (p <.001), reactivity (p <.012) were found to be a significant positive predictor of depression, stress and anxiety in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was a positive relationship between lack of self-regulation, lack of social support, withdrawal, somatic problems, reactivity and depression, stress & anxiety in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Naeem, Fatima and Arif, Samia and Asghar, Ayesha and Mahmood, Zahid}, year={2018}, month={Nov.} }