Psycho-Social Quality of Life Among Children with Cerebral Palsy: Quality of Life with Cerebral Palsy

Malik Muhammad Naeem; Shahzadi Asma Tahseen; Imran Azam; Saba Afzal Shaikh; Raghab Iqbal

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v6i6.2108

Authors

Malik Muhammad Naeem Department of Pediatric Medicine, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Shahzadi Asma Tahseen Department of Pediatric Medicine, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Imran Azam Department of Pediatric Medicine, Tehsil Headquarter Hospital, Yazman, Pakistan
Saba Afzal Shaikh Department of Pediatric Medicine, Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Raghab Iqbal Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v6i6.2108

Keywords:

Cerebral Palsy, Quality of Life, Urban Residence, Pediatric Disability, Spastic Quadriplegia

Abstract

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is known to cause severe physical disability in children. Social, along with mental and physical wellness, constitute a subset of Quality Of Life (QOL) related to general health. Objective: To find out the psycho-social QOL among children with CP. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at the department of Pediatrics Medicine, Sir Sadiq Abbasi Hospital, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan from March 2023 to September 2023. Children of either gender between 4-12 years and diagnosed cases of CP were included. Study information like age, gender, weight, area of residence and type of CP were noted. Psycho-social quality of life was assessed as per CP QOL-Child questionnaire. Results: In a total of 86 children with CP, the mean age was 7.64±2.63 years while 57 (66.3%) children were aged between 4 to 8 years. There were 64 (74.4%) male and 22 (25.6%) female children. The most common type of CP was spastic quadriplegia, noted in 29 (33.7%) children. The mean psychosocial QOL score was 4.93±1.90. High psychosocial QOL among children with CP was found in 25 (29.1%) patients, whereas there was low quality of life was in 61 (70.9%) children. Relatively younger age was associated with significantly low QOL (p=0.001). Urban place of liven was also associated with low QOL (p=0.001). Conclusions: CP affects psycho-social QOL in high proportion of children. Younger age, urban residential affiliation were found to be significant association with low QOL scores.

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