Reliability in the ratings of quality of life between parents and their children of school age with cerebral palsy

BackgroundQuality of life is recognized as an important outcome of health services. Ideally, the child’s perspectives should be sought directly to define their quality of life; however, this may be limited by age and cognitive and language abilities.PurposeIn a sample of school-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP), we compared a parent’s perspective of their child’s quality of life with their child’s own perspective, when …