TY - JOUR TI - Improving the perspectives on quality of life for adolescents with cerebralpalsy by medical textile AU - Sporea, Corina AU - Florescu, Margareta Stela AU - Orzan, Olguta Anca AU - Cristescu, Ioan T2 - Industria Textila AB - The quality of life (QoL) can be defined as the individual’s perception of his own existence, both from the point of viewof the physical integrity of the body’s structures and of functionality too, as well as of the activity, respectively thecapability of performing tasks, and of the participation, regarded as the involvement in the life situations.From a medical perspective, the quality of life assessment is an indicator that provides important information, closelyrelated to the improvement of the health status and the effectiveness of the therapeutic-rehabilitative interventions. Thetextile sector by research-development activities and by its numerous projects and accomplishments in the bio-materials, biotechnologies and medical device, showed a steady focus, in close relation to the medical field, on disabledpersons’ quality of life and on the facilitation of their social and professional integration. The aim of rehabilitative interventions is to obtain the best possible physical and mental health, allowing each patient tobuild social relationships with family and community and, on the other hand, to acquire professional skills for being ableto find a suitable job which will improve his wellbeing and quality of life.This paper presents how adolescents with cerebral palsy and their parents/caregivers perceive the quality of life of theadolescent taking into consideration the activity limitations and the participation restrictions.The results of the study showed the existence of discrepancies between adolescents’ and parents’ reports regarding theQoL, with adolescents’ reporting a higher QoL than did their parents.Optimism and positive thinking can be seen as augmentation factors of the therapeutic interventions’ effects byincreasing the adolescent’s involvement in the rehabilitation process, having as direct benefit early and better results. DA - 2020/02/27/ PY - 2020 DO - 10.35530/IT.071.01.1779 DP - DOI.org (Crossref) VL - 71 IS - 01 SP - 81 EP - 90 SN - 12225347 UR - http://revistaindustriatextila.ro/images/2020/1/014%20CORINA%20SPOREA_Industria%20Textila%201_2020.pdf Y2 - 2020/05/26/09:43:12 ER -