Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants Characteristics of Participants.
| Variable | Description | Intervention group | Control group | Statistics | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregivers’ age (year) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 34.17(5.89) | 33.16(5.67) | 0.825-t= | 0.412 | |
| Caregivers’ education | |||||
| < diploma | 11(26.2) | 21(42.9) | 3.287 | 0.349 | |
| diploma | 13(31) | 14(28.6) | |||
| Associate and bachelor | 16(38.1) | 13(26.5) | |||
| Master and PhD | 2(4.8) | 1(2) | |||
| Caregivers’ job | |||||
| Housewife | 39(92.9) | 44(89.8) | |||
| Part-time | 2(4.8) | 3(6.1) | |||
| Full-time | 1(2.4) | 2(4.1) | |||
| Child age (month) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 86.78(29.58) | 79/12(29.97) | 1.418-z= | 0.156 | |
| Child sex | |||||
| female | 15(35.7) | 19(38.8) | 0.091 | 0.763 | |
| male | 27(64.3) | 30(61.2) | |||
| GMFCS level | |||||
| Level 3 | 11(26.2) | 19(38.8) | 1.753 | 0.416 | |
| Level 4 | 21(50) | 19(38.8) | |||
| Level 5 | 10(23.8) | 11(22.4) |