AUTHOR=Rodríguez A. A. , García M. , Martínez Oscar , López-Paz J. F. , García I. , Pérez-Nuñez P. , Amayra I. 

TITLE=Predictors of overload in parents of children with neuromuscular diseases

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1349501

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2024.1349501

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Parents of children with neuromuscular diseases experience multiple difficulties in their daily lives that affect their physical and psychological health. The risk factors for these health issues have not been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the potential predictors of overload in these parents, including QoL, somatic symptomatology, life satisfaction, psychological adjustment and certain sociodemographic variables. This study presents a model that reveals the influence of unemployment, having a child with a severe level of dependency, the presence of somatic symptomatology and life satisfaction on caregiver overload. Likewise, the caregiver's self-esteem could be a protective factor against overload.