Pediatric Aquatic Therapy on Motor Function and Enjoyment in Children Diagnosed With Cerebral Palsy of Various Motor Severities
| Autor: | Chih-Jou Lai, Rai-Chi Chan, Chia-Ling Chen, Ching-yi Wu, Tsui-Fen Yang, Wen-Yu Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Activities of daily living Motor Activity Severity of Illness Index Motor function Cerebral palsy Disability Evaluation Spastic cerebral palsy Quality of life Severity of illness medicine Humans Aquatic therapy Single-Blind Method Child Hydrotherapy Movement Disorders Cerebral Palsy Gross Motor Function Classification System medicine.disease Treatment Outcome Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Quality of Life Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Child Neurology. 30:200-208 |
| ISSN: | 1708-8283 0883-0738 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0883073814535491 |
| Popis: | This study investigates the effects of pediatric aquatic therapy on motor function, enjoyment, activities of daily living, and health-related quality of life for children with spastic cerebral palsy of various motor severities. Children with spastic cerebral palsy were assigned to a pediatric aquatic therapy group (n = 11; mean age = 85.0 ± 33.1 months; male : female = 4 : 7) or a control group (n = 13; mean age = 87.6 ± 34.0 months; male : female = 9 : 4). The statistic results indicate that the pediatric aquatic therapy group had greater average 66-item Gross Motor Function Measure following intervention than the control group (η2 = 0.308, P = .007), even for children with Gross Motor Function Classification System level IV (5.0 vs 1.3). The pediatric aquatic therapy group had higher Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale scores than the control group at post-treatment ( P = .015). These findings demonstrate that pediatric aquatic therapy can be an effective and alternative therapy for children with cerebral palsy even with poor Gross Motor Function Classification System level. |
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