title: Rehabilitation Needs of People with Cerebral Palsy: a qualitative Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of disorders regarding the development of movement and posture, which causes limitations in activity. In fact, it is attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occur during brain development in fetus or infant. CP disorders may accompany by speech, auditory, visual abnormality, seizure, learning disorder, mental retardation and etc. Due to the variation in disorders and ultimately the needs that are made in the wake of the diseases, understanding the needs of these patients is essential.
  
  
  METHODS
  This research was a qualitative study, with phenomenology method and sampling was purposeful. The participants were 17 cerebral palsy people (6 female and 11 male, with aged 15 to 43). Data were collected by deep interview with open-end questions and analyzed by collaizi method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the interview sessions, notes and ideas were classified and assorted, so that, the rehabilitation needs of people with CP were understood according to the statements of participants. The results of this study were placed in four domains, 3 themes and 22 subthemes. The domains included social, emotional needs, economic, and therapeutic needs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The requirements studies in this research were particularly introduced by patients with CP. People in the society, who might have contact with these patients, are responsible to help them to overcome their problems and disabilities.
authors.affiliation: 1. MSc in Rehabilitation Management, Rehabilitation Management Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. azamsharifi.2000@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Azam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharifi
authors.affiliation: 2. Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Research Center, Rehabilitation Management Department, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. kamali.mo@iums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamali
authors.affiliation: 3. MD. General Physician, Department of Social Welfare, University of Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran, alichabok92@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chabok
keywords: Cerebral palsy; Phenomenological method; Qualitative study; Rehabilitation needs