Parents' experiences with a home-based upper limb training program using a video coaching approach for infants and toddlers with unilateral cerebral palsy: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although early home-based upper limb training programs are promising, in-depth understanding of parents' experiences with these programs is still limited. We developed an early home-based upper limb training program for infants and toddlers (8-36 months) with or at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy using video coaching for parents. The aim of this qualitative study was to evaluate parents' experiences with the home-based training program using a video coaching approach in order to optimize implementation strategies.

Methods

We held semi-structured interviews with parents of 13 children with unilateral cerebral palsy, who participated in our program in the period from 2014 - 2017. On average, parents had delivered two training periods of the program at the time of

SUBMITTER: Verhaegh AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245237 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature