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Performance of physical activities by adolescents with cerebral palsy
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| Title: | Performance of physical activities by adolescents with cerebral palsy |
| Authors: | Palisano, Robert J
Copeland, Wendy P
Galuppi, Barbara E |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2007 |
| Publisher: | American Physical Therapy Association |
| Citation: | Physical Therapy, 87(1): pp. 77-87. |
| Abstract: | Background and Purpose
Mobility and self-care are important considerations for successful transition of adolescents
with cerebral palsy to adulthood. The purpose of this study was to characterize
performance of physical activities from the perspective of adolescents themselves.
Subjects
The subjects were 156 adolescents with cerebral palsy, 11.6 to 17.7 years of age.
Methods
A therapist completed the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).
Adolescents completed the Activities Scale for Kids–Performance Version (ASKp)
twice over a 1-year period.
Results
A repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated a main effect for GMFCS level. The
main effect for time and the GMFCS level time interaction were not significant.
Post hoc comparisons indicated that ASKp scores differed among all GMFCS levels.
Discussion and Conclusion
Performance of physical activities by adolescents with cerebral palsy differed based
on GMFCS level and did not change over 1 year. The ASKp scores of adolescents in
levels II through V suggest the need for physical assistance at times throughout the
day. The results have implications for the role of the physical therapist in transition planning. |
| URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20060089
http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2621 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (CNHP)
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