title: Health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy and their families.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy and their families.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred children (3-10 years of age) receiving regular rehabilitation therapy for cerebral palsy for last 1 year at a Child Development Centrer were enrolled and the Lifestyle assessment questionnaire - cerebral palsy was administered to the parents.
  
  
  RESULTS
  9% had good, 24% had mildly-affected, 37% had moderately-affected and 30% had severely-affected health-related quality of life. The physical independence, mobility and social integration dimensions were much more severely affected than the clinical burden, economic burden and schooling dimensions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health-related quality of child is affected in most children with cerebral palsy.
authors: Santosh College of Physiotherapy, Santosh Medical College and Hospital, Ghaziabad, UP; and Child Development Center, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi; India. Correspondence to: Prof Monica Juneja, C-77, South Extension -II, New Delhi 110 049, India. drmonicajuneja@gmail.com.
authors: Manjusha
authors: M
authors: Dobhal
authors: Monica
authors: M
authors: Juneja
authors: Rahul
authors: R
authors: Jain
authors: Smitha
authors: S
authors: Sairam
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Thiagarajan
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires