Activity Level and Quality of Life of Individuals With Physical Disabilities
Condition: Covid19; Physical Disability; Quality of Life
MeSH terms: COVID-19
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      This study; It will be done in order to compare the quality of life and physical activity
      levels of physically disabled individuals who continue and do not continue rehabilitation
      during COVID-19. International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ) and The
      Quality of Life Scale for Children (PedsQL) questionnaire will be applied.
    

Detailed description: 
      Studies on COVID-19, which is spreading rapidly all over the world, show that the pediatric
      population is less affected than the adult and elderly population. Respiratory complications
      are the leading cause of death in the chronic neuropediatric population. During the pandemic,
      rehabilitation staff such as physiotherapists are at risk of transmission and therefore their
      activities should be suspended. For this reason, a 3-month quarantine was applied for
      individuals who went to special education and rehabilitation in our country from March 2020
      to June 2020, and face-to-face sessions could not be continued in rehabilitation.

      The negative effects of social isolation in children and adolescents during the pandemic
      affect mental and physical health. Studies show the importance of physical rehabilitation for
      pediatric patients with chronic neurological disorders. Rehabilitation is not continuous; It
      may cause soft tissue contractures, bone deformities, decline in motor functions, dysphagia
      and respiratory difficulties, among other complications. Pediatric patients with neurological
      disorders may also experience decline in motor function. Although it is known that
      rehabilitation services have started again with the strict implementation of social distance
      and hygiene rules in our country as of June 2020; while some of the physically disabled
      individuals continue their rehabilitation, those who do not continue with rehabilitation are
      at a considerable level. Therefore, our study; it will be made in order to compare the
      quality of life and physical activity levels of physically disabled individuals who continue
      and do not continue rehabilitation during COVID-19.

      Following the approval of the ethics committee, a questionnaire will be applied to 18
      children with physical disabilities who continue rehabilitation and 18 children with physical
      disabilities but who do not continue rehabilitation during COVID-19. The study will start
      with the approval of the ethics committee and is planned to be completed in October 2021,
      within 6 months.

      The gross motor levels of the children who meet the inclusion criteria and whose families
      voluntarily accept to participate in the study are determined according to KMFSS,
      International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ) and Quality of Life Scale for
      Children (PedsQL) questionnaires will be applied to both children who continue special
      education and rehabilitation during COVID-19 and children who are not.
    

Intervention name(s): Survey
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ) and Quality of Life Scale for Children (PedsQL)
Observational model: Case-Crossover
Time perspective: Prospective
Sampling method: Non-Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Children with physical disabilities (cerebral palsy, spina bifida, down syndrome etc.)
      
Keywords: COVİD-19; Activity level; Physical Disabilities; Quality of Life