Children with Cerebral Palsy Across the Gross Motor Function Classification System Levels Requiring Orthopaedic Surgery: The Lived Experiences of Parents.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Orthopaedic surgery is often recommended for children with cerebral palsy (CP) across all Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels. Despite this, little is known about the experience of parents during their child's surgery and recovery.

Methods

This topic was explored using a mixed-methods research design. Using an interpretive description methodology, in-depth interviews with parents of children with CP who had undergone orthopaedic surgery were completed by a physical therapist within an interdisciplinary clinical context in an acute care orthopaedic surgery clinic. Transcripts were reviewed by inductive thematic analysis. Resulting themes were used to inform the development of a self-administered survey, which was distributed to a se

SUBMITTER: Juricic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12562333 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature