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Cerebral palsy is a disorder of movements and postures, accompanied by other dysfunctions that limit the development of daily life activities; in children, this condition demands special care and upbringing to be provided by the parents. As a result, the latter experience a series of changes and needs in their personal, family, work and social spheres, from the moment they receive the clinical diagnosis and throughout the child’s whole developmental process. As a result, parents frequently present symptoms of anxiety, stress, depression, sleep disturbances and musculoskeletal disorders, generating a low quality of life level. Several studies show that psychosocial changes, health and quality of life of parents are affected by the child’s characteristics, the parents’ personal traits and / or the family’s environmental and contextual factors. It is suggested that the health system...