Use of Hand splint perception of Mothers of child with Cerebral Palsy and Qualified Occupational Therapists By

Abstract

Background: The children with Cerebral Palsy have a problem in extremity like –upper or lower both. So, the children face difficulties during perform any type of activities due to abnormal tone, balanced coordination and they cannot perform daily living activity independently like normal children. Therapists provide different type of splint but the therapists do not evaluate the mothers understanding about splint. Researcher wants to know about whether hand function has been really changed or not after using the splint. Methodology: The study was a qualitative content analysis under qualitative design. The study was conducted in the paediatric unit of Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) at savar. 5 mothers of child with Cerebral Palsy and 5 qualified Occupational Therapists of paediatric unit were identified by convenient sampling. FGD with open ended question were used for data collection from qualified Occupational Therapists. Semi structure questioners with face to face interview were used for data collection from the mothers of child with CP. Result and Conclusion: From the finding of the research, it was seen that mothers of child with cerebral palsy have a good understanding about splint. They feel realistic changes in their child hand function. Most of the mothers easily learn the wearing technique but they feel difficulty to maintain wearing time & they show less interest because of its poor cosmetic outlook.