Many different problems encountered in cases involving cerebral palsy (CP) negatively affect the quality of life of the patients. Our aim was to examine the life quality of adolescent CP patients and of a healthy control group. Thirty-eight CP and 42 healthy controls, aged between 13-18 years, were included in the study. The quality of life was evaluated through the “quality of life scale for children between the ages 13-18”. The average age of the cases involving CP (18 females, 20 males) was 16.2 ± 1.1 years and of the control group (20 females, 22 males) was 17.0 ± 3.2 years. Total points on the scale were determined as 49.24 ± 9.70 in the CP group and as 82.85 ± 11.02 in the control group. For subscale scores, physical health was determined as 49.75 ± 12.31 in the CP group and as 87.5 ± 10.12 in the control group, while psychosocial health was determined as 48.74 ± 9.91 in the CP group and as 78.2 ± 8.25 in the control group. Differences between the two groups in all areas were statistically significant. The life quality values of cases involving CP were found to be lower in all areas compared to values of the healthy control group.

Keywords: serebral paralizi, yaşam kalitesi, ergenlik.