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Capacity to participation in cerebral palsy: evidence of an indirect path via performance.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the hypothesis that the influence of physical activity capacity on participation is mediated through activity performance.

Design

Secondary analysis of a prospective cross-sectional study sample.

Setting

Regional pediatric specialty care hospital.

Participants

Children (N=128; 59% boys; age range, 2-9y) with cerebral palsy with Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I to III; 49% had hemiplegia, and 72% had spasticity.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Activity capacity was measured with the Gross Motor Function Measure-66, performance was measured with the Activities Scale for Kids, and participation was measured with the Assessment of Life Habits. Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment and the Assessment of Preschool Children's Participation assessed diversity participation. Regression equations and Sobel z test were used to examine the mediated effect via performance.

Results

Physical activity performance mediates 74.9% (β=.83, P<.001) of the effect of activity capacity on total participation levels and 52.8% (β=.47, P=.001) of the effect of capacity on diversity participation.

Conclusions

The relation between what an ambulatory child with cerebral palsy is able to perform in a clinical setting and their participation in life is significantly mediated by what they actually do motorically in day-to-day life. Results suggest that interventions focusing on improving what they actually do every day, regardless of their capacity to perform (what they can do when tested), may positively influence participation.

SUBMITTER: Bjornson KF

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4060892 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Capacity to participation in cerebral palsy: evidence of an indirect path via performance.

Bjornson Kristie F KF Zhou Chuan C Stevenson Richard R Christakis Dimitri A DA

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 20130705 12

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the hypothesis that the influence of physical activity capacity on participation is mediated through activity performance.<h4>Design</h4>Secondary analysis of a prospective cross-sectional study sample.<h4>Setting</h4>Regional pediatric specialty care hospital.<h4>Participants</h4>Children (N=128; 59% boys; age range, 2-9y) with cerebral palsy with Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I to III; 49% had hemiplegia, and 72% had spasticity.<h4>Interventions ...[more]

PMID: 23835350

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Dataset Information

Capacity to participation in cerebral palsy: evidence of an indirect path via performance.

Objective

Design

Setting

Participants

Interventions

Main outcome measures

Results

Conclusions

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Capacity to participation in cerebral palsy: evidence of an indirect path via performance.

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