The Effect Of Supportive Approach According To Kolcaba Comfort Theory Applied To Parents Of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the structured supportive approach given to the parents of children with cerebral palsy according to Kolcaba Comfort Theory on the child's comfort, quality of life and parent's self-efficacy._H01: According to Kolcaba's Comfort Theory, there is no difference between the comfort scores of the children of parents (study group) to whom the structured supportive approach was applied and the children of the parents who did not apply this approach (control group).H02: According to Kolcaba's Comfort Theory, there is no difference between the quality of life scores of the children of parents (study group) to whom the structured supportive approach was applied and the children of parents who did not apply this approach (control group).H03: According to Kolcaba's Comfort Theory, there is no difference between the self-efficacy scores of the parents (study group) who applied the structured supportive approach and the parents who did not apply this approach (control group)_

The criteria for inclusion of children in the study are:Having been diagnosed with cerebral palsy,Being between the ages of 8-16,Being at the level of 1/2/3/4/5 according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (KMFSS)The criteria for inclusion of parents in the study are:Being at least literate,Being able to speak and understand Turkish,Having a smart phone and/or internet connection.The criteria for exclusion of children from the study are:• Having drug-resistant epilepsy.The criteria for exclusion of parents from the study are:Caring for other dependent people (elderly, disabled, etc.),Being pregnant,Having a chronic physical illness (heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, etc.)Having a mental illness (major depression, psychosis, etc.),Being hearing, seeing or speaking impaired,Having a mental disability.