Effeectiveness of Group therapy with Conventional Therapy Among Cerebral Palsy (CP) Children

Abstract

Purpose: To explore the effectiveness of group therapy with conventional therapy among cerebral palsy child. Objectives: To compare the initial and discharge functional level of cerebral palsy child, to know the socio-demographic information of children with cerebral palsy, to test the efficacy of group therapy with conventional therapy for cerebral palsy children. Methodology: A quasi–experimental design used same subject group under quantitative methodology. Total 18 participants with cerebral palsy were selected through convenience sampling from indoor of pediatric department, CRP, Savar, Dhaka. Data was collected by mixed type questionnaire and FIM scale. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis which focused through pie chart, bar chart. Results: The result showed that mean age of the participant was 5.22, approximately 67% was boy and 33% was female, 83% lived in rural area. 18 participants were selected and all of them got two weeks therapy. After two week’s intervention of group therapy with other therapy significant changes found in functional activities of rolling prone to supine, bridging, four point kneeling, squatting, half kneeling, standing, walking by using paired ‘t’ test and the result became significant. The significant level was (p=.005). Conclusion: at last it was found that Group therapy with conventional therapy helped in improving functional activity. From the small project it can be suggested that group therapy with conventional therapy is effective for cerebral palsy children. But it is not possible to generalize the result in wider population due to small number of sample.