Psychometric properties of the caregiving difficulty scale in mothers of children with cerebral palsy

BMC Neurology

Table 1 General characteristics of participants

Category	Sub-category		n	%
Children	Sex	Boy	129	62.6
		Girl	77	37.4
	Type	Spastic	159	77.2
		Dyskinetic	28	13.6
		Ataxic	19	9.2
	GMFCS	Level 1	23	11.2
		Level 2	18	8.7
		Level 3	14	6.8
		Level 4	34	16.5
		Level 5	117	56.8
Mothers	Age	30 ~ 39	73	35.4
		40 ~ 49	124	60.2
		50 ≤	9	4.4
	Education Level	College graduate	159	77.2
		High school graduate	43	20.9
		Middle school graduate	1	0.5
		Missing value	3	1.5
	Employment	Yes	59	28.6
		No	144	69.9
		Missing value	3	1.5

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