Evaluating a Therapeutic Powered Mobility Camp for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy
| Autor: | Yafit Gilboa, Lori Rosenberg, Adina Maeir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Occupational therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent business.industry Cerebral Palsy Treatment outcome wheelchairs medicine.disease Cerebral palsy Developmental disabilities locomotion ergothérapie Electric Power Supplies Physical medicine and rehabilitation Déficiences développementales Occupational Therapy fauteuils roulants treatment outcome medicine Humans Learning Child business Original Articles/Articles originaux résultats du traitement |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy. Revue Canadienne D'Ergotherapie |
| ISSN: | 1911-9828 0008-4174 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00084174211034938 |
| Popis: | Background. Children and youth with severe cerebral palsy (CP) have limited independent mobility, which affects opportunities for overall development. Purpose. To examine the effectiveness of Power Fun, a therapeutic powered mobility summer camp. Methods. A quasi-experimental, repeated-measure design was used, with participants acting as their own control. Twenty-four participants with severe CP (aged 7–20 years) attended Power Fun for three weeks, five days/week. Assessments of powered mobility skills and functional mobility goals were conducted three weeks before the camp (T1), at baseline (T2), postintervention (T3), and at three-week follow-up (T4). Findings. An analysis of variance results indicated significant improvements in powered mobility skills ( F(1,22) = 56.61, p 2p = 0.74) and functional mobility goals ( F(1,58) = 80.17, p 2p = 0.74), with 70% of goals achieved postintervention. A descriptive analysis revealed three learning profiles. Implications. This study provides initial evidence supporting the effectiveness of Power Fun as an intervention promoting powered mobility for children with severe CP, across a range of abilities. |
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