Journal of Clinical Physiotherapy Research

Abstract

Introduction: Addressing behavioral problems helps facilitate social interactions and community acceptance of children with cerebral palsy. This study examines the prevalence of behavioral challenges in children with cerebral palsy. Materials and Methods: A hundred children with cerebral palsy {mean age (±SD)=8.47 (±1.86) years} took part in this study. To measure behavioral disorders, Rutter’s children’s behavior questionnaire was used. Raven test was employed to measure IQ of the children. Spearman correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between behavioral disorder whit IQ and age. One-way ANOVA test was applied to evaluate the types of behavioral disorders in 4 groups of cerebral palsy. Results: The results have not shown any significant relationship between the total score of the Rutter form with intelligence and age (r = 0.08 and 0.09 Pv> 0.05). Aggression, hyperactivity, and attention deficit disorders between the athetoid group and different groups of cerebral palsy were shown to be significant. There was no marked difference in depression, social incompatibility, and antisocial behaviors among different groups of cerebral palsy. Conclusion: The results of this study show that there is a disparity in challenging behaviors in different groups of cerebral palsy. To improve the quality of life of these groups of children, further studies are recommended to figure out intervention processes to address their challenging behaviors as much as possible.