Investigation of The Effect of Gross Motor Functıon Level on Mental Health and Quality of Life In Individuals with Spastic Diparetic Cerebral Palsy

Authors : Dilan Demirtaş Karaoba, Hasan Bingöl

Pages : 1321-1328

Doi:10.37989/gumussagbil.1559088

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Publication Date : 2025-12-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim is to examine the effect of gross motor function on mental health and quality of life in individuals with spastic diplegic Cerebral Palsy (CP). This study is a cross-sectional study including 37 individuals with spastic diplegic CP aged 13-18 years. The severity of gross motor functional impairment was assessed using the Gross Motor Function Classification System scale (GMFCS), mental health using the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS), and quality of life using the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire (CPQOL)-teen. It was observed that there was no statistically significant difference between the results of Social phobia, Panic disorder, Major depressive disorder, Separation anxiety disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Total Internalizing Scale (p>0.05) except for the Generalized anxiety disorder and Total Anxiety Scale scores of individuals at GMFCS levels I, II and III (p 0.05). It was concluded that gross motor function had no effect on mental health outcomes and quality of life, except anxiety, in individuals with diplegic CP.
Keywords : serebral palsi, diparetik, mental sağlık, yaşam kalitesi

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