The Effect of Fine Motor Skills Training Through Telerehabilitation in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

The Effect of Fine Motor Skills Training Through Telerehabilitation on Handwriting, Occupational Performance, Fine Motor Skills and Hand Skills in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

The aim of this study is to compare the effect of occupational therapy intervention through two-way video call, versus occupational therapy home program in written form; on handwriting skills, occupational performance, fine motor and hand skills in children with diplegic cerebral palsy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being diagnosed with diplegic cerebral palsy
• Being between the ages of 7-12
• Being able to read and write
• To be at level I-III in the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS)
• To have the necessary devices (phone, tablet or computer) for video calling
• Not being able to come to the faculty to conduct the first evaluation face to face
• Not receiving occupational therapy in any special education center

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of another neurological and/or psychiatric disease
• Not giving consent to the study Individuals included in the study will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. It is planned to keep the number of individuals in the intervention and control groups equal.