Isha Snehal|Arvind Kumar
A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AGED 4–12 YEARS
background cerebral palsy cp umbrella term used describe group nonprogressive often changing motor impairment syndromes due heterogeneous causes aim primary objective study quality life qol children aged 412 years cp secondary objectives determine correlation qol demographic clinical aspects materials methods cp qolchild australia based questionnaire translated culturally adapted 45 items questionnaire retranslated english ensure content concepts maintained 50 parentchild dyads interviewed training primary interviewer statistical analysis data done using statistical package social sciences software using ttest spearman correlation test results mean qol score within happy range 66381038 highest score participation lowest special equipment negative correlation found age caregivers health health socioeconomic se status others positive correlation paternal literacy communication special equipment health negative correlation number siblings others negative correlation gross motor classification system classes health manual ability classification system classes mean qol scores participation health conclusions increased access special equipment likely help improving qol adequate support physical mental health parents caregivers well furthermore caregivers must educated must made aware disease comorbid conditions primary disorder ignored