To examine the family-centered service characteristics of physiotherapy and rehabilitation services received by children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to investigate the affecting factors.

Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) attend special education and rehabilitation centers to receive physiotherapy and rehabilitation (PT) services, and it is very important for parents to be informed about the services offered in these centers. Our aim in the study was to examine which factors affect family-centered characteristics and parental perceptions in the PT services received by children with CP. For this purpose, 100 children diagnosed with CP between the ages of 2-18 and their parents were included in the study. The Measure of Processes Care (MPOC) survey was used to assess parents' perceptions of the family-centered features of (PT) services. These perceptions were examined to determine whether they vary depending on the child's age, functional level, parents' educational status, the impact of their disabled children, and health-related quality of life. The Family Impact Scale was used to measure parents' level of influence from their disabled children, and the Nottingham Health Profile survey was used to evaluate their health-related quality of life.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having a child aged between 2 and 18 years diagnosed with cerebral palsy
• Receiving physiotherapy and rehabilitation services for at least one year
• The family's consent to participate in the study and their approval for their child to be assessed by the researcher physiotherapist and for their information to be collected within the scope of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parents over the age of 65
• Parents who do not speak Turkish
• Having another child with a disability

Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy between the ages of 2 and 18 who have received physiotherapy and rehabilitation services for at least one year and their parents