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Event-related Potentials During Target-response Tasks to Study Cognitive Processes of Upper Limb Use in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Published on: January 11, 2016
An ICF-based approach for cerebral palsy from a biopsychosocial perspective
Peterson Marco O Andrade1, Vitor Geraldi Haase, Fernanda Oliveira-Ferreira
1Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Diamantina, Brazil. petersonmarco@yahoo.com.br
Objectives:
To integrate instruments to operationalize an ICF-based approach for cerebral palsy (CP); to assess differences in activity and participation among children with hemiplegia, diplegia and quadriplegia CP; to verify the facilitators or barriers to functioning; and to investigate the explanatory factors (cognitive and motor) for the type of school attended by children with CP (regular or special).
Methods:
Sixty children with CP were assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination and an ICF-based instrument and their parents were interviewed. Data were analysed by Chi-Squared, Anova's and Kruskal-Wallis tests and multivariate logistic regression.
Results:
Significant differences between CP sub-groups were found for chewing, urinary function, cognitive function and activities and participation. Twelve environmental factors were identified as barriers. Multivariate regression identified cognitive function as a significant explanatory variable for the type of school attended, whereas motor function was not significant.
Conclusions:
The ICF-based approach allows a comprehensive assessment, relevant for planning interventions.
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