The health status of women with cerebral palsy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
M A TurkR J Weber

Abstract

To determine preliminary associations between collected health status variables of women with cerebral palsy (CP) residing in the community. Cross-sectional study using survey research. Sixty-three women residing in the community were administered the Telephone Questionnaire when contacted to arrange their visit to the study site located within the medical clinic of a local developmental services office. During the course of their visit to the study site, all 63 women completed the CP Study Protocol, in addition to the Mail-in Questionnaire upon completion of study participation. The women ranged in age from 20 to 74 years. Health status, consisting of four elements: (1) self-reported health status; (2) associated conditions; (3) secondary conditions; and (4) health behaviors (alcohol and tobacco use, physical activity, diet, and health care visit). Women with CP residing in community living arrangements perceived themselves as healthy. The majority of women did not smoke (98%), had not consumed alcohol in the previous month (95%), and ate a balanced diet (52%). Participants also reported engaging in common physical activities (83%) and stretching and doing range-of-motion exercises in the previous week (43%), and participation...Continue Reading

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