Participation in home, extracurricular, and community activities among children and young people with cerebral palsy

Aim  Participation in home, extracurricular, and community activities is a desired outcome of rehabilitation services for children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of age and gross motor function on participation among children and yo...

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Published in:Developmental medicine and child neurology 2010-02, Vol.52 (2), p.160-166
Main Authors: ORLIN, MARGO N, PALISANO, ROBERT J, CHIARELLO, LISA A, KANG, LIN‐JU, POLANSKY, MARCIA, ALMASRI, NIHAD, MAGGS, JILL
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living - psychology
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age Differences
Age Factors
Analysis of Variance
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy - classification
Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology
Cerebral Palsy - psychology
Child
Children
Classification
Content Validity
Data Analysis
Developmental Disabilities - physiopathology
Developmental Disabilities - psychology
Extracurricular Activities
Family
Family Environment
Female
Humans
Male
Motor Activity - physiology
Participation
Physical Activities
Psychomotor Skills
Recreational Activities
Rehabilitation
Residence Characteristics
Severity (of Disability)
Social Behavior
Team Sports
Young Adult
Young Adults
Youth
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Summary:Aim  Participation in home, extracurricular, and community activities is a desired outcome of rehabilitation services for children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of age and gross motor function on participation among children and young people with CP. Method  Five hundred participants (277 males, 223 females) were grouped by age and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level. There were 291 children aged 6 to 12 years and 209 young people aged 13 to 21 years. There were 128 participants in GMFCS level I, 220 in levels II/III, and 152 in levels IV/V. Participants completed the Children’s Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment to measure number of activities (diversity) and how often they were performed (intensity) in the past 4 months. Results  Children had higher overall participation diversity and intensity than young people (p
ISSN:0012-1622
1469-8749
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03363.x