The functional health status of children with cerebral palsy during the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home period: a parental perspective

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SEYHAN BIYIK K., Ozal C., TUNÇDEMİR M., ÜNEŞ S., DELİOĞLU K., KEREM GÜNEL M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.63, no.2, pp.223-236, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 63 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.02.006
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.223-236
  • Keywords: cerebral palsy, COVID-19, function, pandemic, stay-at-home, ICF-CY, GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION, REHABILITATION, CLASSIFICATION, PARTICIPATION, PREVALENCE, SYSTEM, IMPACT
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was effective all over the world. The stay-at-home period was proposed to protect against the pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic stay-at-home period on body structures and functions, activity and participation levels, and environmental factors of children with cerebral palsy (CP) from the parental perspective in Turkey.