Kvalitet života djece sa cerebralnom paralizom povezan sa zdravljem
Health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy

Summary/Abstract: Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood. Children with cerebral palsy may show impaired quality of life compared to their typical peers. Understanding the determinants of quality of life gives us some insight into what factors may be important to consider for programs and interventions aiming to have an impact on quality of life of children with cerebral palsy.Through this transparent work, one will try to examine quality of life and determinants of quality of life of children with cerebral palsy. The PubMed database was searched. The key terms: health-related quality of life, children and cerebral palsy were used.In previous research, we have found that children with cerebral palsy had poorer quality of life than their peers without cerebral palsy. Physical well-being was poorest dimension of quality of life and associated with impaired motor function. Pain was common and associated with low quality of life on all domains. Some studies have found associations between pain and motor impairment severity and to adverse educational and social consequences. Pain is a significant challenge for individuals with cerebral palsy; current treatment or pain management plans might be insufficient.

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