Opinia rodziców dzieci z mózgowym porażeniem dziecięcym na temat stosowanych form rehabilitacji

Katarzyna Sędek¹, Marcin Bonikowski², Mariusz Pawłowski³, *Jakub S. Gąsior^{3, 4}

Summary
Introduction. The knowledge about the opinion of parents/legal caregivers of young patients with cerebral palsy (CP) on the methods of rehabilitation is important in the treatment process because they know children’s needs and are their daily observers which allows for continuous verification of the health status discrepancies.
Aim. The aim of this study was to describe parents’/legal caregivers’ opinion on the quality and the effectiveness of the selected forms of rehabilitation in children and adolescents with CP.
Material and methods. The parents’/legal caregivers’ opinions were collected using a self-developed questionnaire. A total of 120 parents/legal guardians of the children and adolescents with a wide range of neurological disorders participated in the study.
Results. According to the respondents answers, the number of days of therapy during the year is insufficient, which encourages to look for additional, paid forms of therapy. In addition, the parents clearly emphasized the essence of communication with the therapist and the willingness to be informed about the therapy. In their opinion, additional therapies with a psychologist, speech therapist and occupational therapist are an important element of the rehabilitation process. A significant number of parents/legal caregivers expressed their interest in the possibility of meeting a therapeutic team.
Conclusions. It can also be concluded that parents/legal caregivers do not know both the nomenclature used by therapists and the results of scientific researches. Among the rehabilitation methods hydrotherapy and the NDT-Bobath method were considered the most effective.

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