Title |
Focus on Function – a randomized controlled trial comparing two rehabilitation interventions for young children with cerebral palsy
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Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, September 2007
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2431-7-31 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mary Law, Johanna Darrah, Nancy Pollock, Peter Rosenbaum, Dianne Russell, Stephen D Walter, Theresa Petrenchik, Brenda Wilson, Virginia Wright |
Abstract |
Children with cerebral palsy receive a variety of long-term physical and occupational therapy interventions to facilitate development and to enhance functional independence in movement, self-care, play, school activities and leisure. Considerable human and financial resources are directed at the "intervention" of the problems of cerebral palsy, although the available evidence supporting current interventions is inconclusive. A considerable degree of uncertainty remains about the appropriate therapeutic approaches to manage the habilitation of children with cerebral palsy. The primary objective of this project is to conduct a multi-site randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a task/context-focused approach compared to a child-focused remediation approach in improving performance of functional tasks and mobility, increasing participation in everyday activities, and improving quality of life in children 12 months to 5 years of age who have cerebral palsy. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 3 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Israel | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 266 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 46 | 17% |
Researcher | 32 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 30 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 24 | 9% |
Other | 71 | 26% |
Unknown | 47 | 17% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 79 | 29% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 49 | 18% |
Social Sciences | 20 | 7% |
Psychology | 14 | 5% |
Neuroscience | 11 | 4% |
Other | 49 | 18% |
Unknown | 55 | 20% |