Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of health education path on care and household rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods 100 CP children from June to December, 2012 were divided into experimental group (n=50) and control group (n=50). The control group was given conventional health education, while the experimental group along with the health education path. Mastery rates of disease knowledge and family rehabilitation methods, cooperation rate, and care satisfaction rate of parents was assessed before discharge.Results Mastery rates of disease knowledge, family rehabilitation methods, cooperation rate, and care satisfaction rate of parents were higher in the experimental group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Application of health education path can rule the health education of nurses, and improve the CP patient's satisfaction and compliance.

Key words: health education path, cerebral palsy, family rehabilitation, care