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Abstract
background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a static, nonprogressive disorder caused by
brain insult or injury in the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal time period. It the major
developmental disability affecting function in children. The present study aimed to
identify the stressors facing mothers of children with cerebral palsy. A descriptive
design was used. The study was carried out on 100 mothers with cerebral palsy
children at Mansoura University Children’s Hospital. The data were collected using a
structure interview questionnaire sheet developed by the researcher. It included
personal and social data about mothers and their children, mothers’ knowledge about
the disease and the stressors that faced mothers with their children. The result of this
study revealed that the majority of mothers suffered from stressors related to
management followed by psychological stressors, then physical stressors, and social
stressors. Training and’ educational programs for nursing team to help mothers with
cerebral palsy children for coping and reducing the stressors facing during treatment
of their children were recommended.