Cerebral palsy is one of a number of neurological disorders that affect body movement
and muscle coordination. Nursing intervention of these children is crucial to
maintaining their life and improving their quality of life. Therefore, the aim of this
study was to enhance the quality of life for children with cerebral palsy through assess
mothers’ knowledge and practice regarding care of children with CP, design, implement
and evaluate the constructed training program according to mothers’ deficit. The
research hypothesis was enhancing quality of life for children with cerebral palsy. A
sample of 80 mothers of children with CP included in this study. The study was
conducted at physiotherapy unit at Benha Hospitals. The tools of data collection were
1) mothers and child assessment sheet was constructed by the researcher, 2) Cerebral
palsy quality of life questionnaire, developed by (Waters et al., 2006). The results
showed significant improvement in mothers’ knowledge and practice regarding caring
for their children with CP, and also showed slightly improvement in children quality of
life after program implementation. The study concluded that the program succeeds in
improving the mothers’ knowledge and practice regarding CP. After three months of
implementation the program, the mothers’ knowledge and practice was decline but still |
