Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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2020
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Leisure Activity Preferences of Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy in Iran and the Quality of Their Participation
کاردرمانی
Occupational therapy
پژوهشي
Original Research Articles
<strong>Objectives</strong>: To investigate whether Iranian children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (CP) participate in their preferred leisure activities.<br>
<strong>Methods</strong>: A group of children and adolescents (n=152; 59.2% male; aged 7-17 years; Mean±SD of age was 10.93±3.46 years old) diagnosed with CP (39.5% hemiplegic; 28.9% quadriplegic; 31.6% diplegic) were selected to complete the children’s assessment of participation and the enjoyment (CAPE) and Preference for Activities of Children (PAC) questionnaires.<br>
<strong>Results</strong>: Recreational and social activities were the most preferred (PAC mean score=2.13±0.40; 2.08±0.40, respectively), and active-physical activities were the least preferred (PAC mean score=1.60±0.46). Preferences were strongly correlated with leisure participation (P<0.001), although there were still discrepancies between them. A discrepancy score was introduced, and skill-based activities demonstrated the highest discrepancy score (discrepancy mean score=3.39±2.97).<br>
<strong>Discussion</strong>: Greater preferences for leisure activities are linked with a higher frequency of participation but, that does not necessarily mean that children and adolescents with CP always participate in their most preferred leisure activities. They sometimes cannot participate in their preferred leisure activities and sometimes participate in activities that they do not like. Occupational therapists are encouraged to consider these findings to design more effective plans to achieve improved participation outcomes.
Child, Adolescent, Cerebral palsy, Leisure activities
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http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-659-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Alireza
Amiri
Al.Amiri@uswr.ac.ir
1800319475328460022260
1800319475328460022260
No
Physiotherapy Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Minoo
Kalantari
minookalantari@sbmu.ac.ir
1800319475328460022261
1800319475328460022261
Yes
Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi
Rezaee
ARezaee2003@yahoo.com
1800319475328460022262
1800319475328460022262
No
epartment of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza
Akbarzadeh Baghban
Akbarzad@gmail.com
1800319475328460022263
1800319475328460022263
No
Department of Biostatistics, Proteomics Research Centre, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farzad
Gharebashloo
Farzad.Gharebashloo@gmail.com
1800319475328460022264
1800319475328460022264
No
Physiotherapy Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.