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Parented-Reported Quality of Life in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy, Age 5 -7 years
Raed Khaleel * 1, Mohammed Basim
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 Objectives: to determine the impact of health-related quality of life for Cerebral Palsy children and evaluate the influence of some sociodemographic characteristics and other factors that may affect the quality of life.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among children attending a rehabilitation and rheumatology centre in Bagdad with Cerebral Palsy; a questionnaire was used to collect primary data for parents and children. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory PedsQLTM 3.0 Cerebral Palsy Module Arabic version was used. The data was collected from August 2022 to February 2023. Body mass index (BMI) and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) were recorded.  Data analysis using SPSS v26 involved calculating mean and standard deviation, reporting descriptive statistics, and testing random distribution assumptions. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and interference analysis were used for reliability, with a significance level of p≤0.05
Results: One hundred forty-nine children were recruited in this study, the majority, 83(55.7%), were male, and the mean age was (5.7%). The highest age group was 5 years (51.1%), approximately 59.7% of children were classified in levels (III, IV, V), and the quality of life of most of the children was impaired or poor. The domain of daily activity received the highest score out of the six existing domains (57.05%).
Discussion: a high level of impairment in quality of life is observed in children between the ages of 5 and 7 years with C.P. There was a clear relationship between severity levels (GMFCS), physiological and topographical Classification, and health-related quality of life.
Keywords: Parented, Cerebral Palsy, Children, health-related quality of life, GMFCS
     
Article type: Original Research Articles | Subject: Social Welfare
Received: 2023/06/15 | Accepted: 2023/09/12
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