Physical Activity in Non-Ambulatory Toddlers with Cerebral Palsy
2019
Article
hi
Background: Children with cerebral palsy are less likely to be physically active than their peers, however there is limited evidence regarding self-initiated physical activity in toddlers who are not able, or who may never be able, to walk. Aims: The aim of this study was to measure self-initiated physical activity and its relationship to gross motor function and participation in non-ambulatory toddlers with cerebral palsy. Methods and procedures: Participants were between the ages of 1–3 years. Physical activity during independent floor-play at home was recorded using a wearable tri-axial accelerometer worn on the child’s thigh. The Gross Motor Function Measure-66 and the Child Engagement in Daily Life, a parent-reported questionnaire of participation, were administered. Outcomes and results: Data were analyzed from the twenty participants who recorded at least 90 min of floor-play (mean: 229 min), resulting in 4598 total floor-play minutes. The relationship between physical activity and gross motor function was not statistically significant (r = 0.20; p = 0.39), nor were the relationships between physical activity and participation (r = 0.05−0.09; p = 0.71−0.84). Conclusions and implications: The results suggest physical activity during floor-play is not related to gross motor function or participation in non-ambulatory toddlers with cerebral palsy. Clinicians and researchers should independently measure physical activity, gross motor function, and participation.
Author(s): | Julie M.Orlando and Samuel Pierce and Mayumi Mohan and Julie Skorup and Athylia Paremski and Megan Bochnak and Laura A. Prosser |
Journal: | Research in Developmental Disabilities |
Volume: | 90 |
Pages: | 51-58 |
Year: | 2019 |
Month: | July |
Department(s): | Haptische Intelligenz |
Bibtex Type: | Article (article) |
Paper Type: | Journal |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2019.04.002 |
State: | Published |
BibTex @article{Orlando19-RDD-Toddlers, title = {Physical Activity in Non-Ambulatory Toddlers with Cerebral Palsy}, author = {M.Orlando, Julie and Pierce, Samuel and Mohan, Mayumi and Skorup, Julie and Paremski, Athylia and Bochnak, Megan and Prosser, Laura A.}, journal = {Research in Developmental Disabilities}, volume = {90}, pages = {51-58}, month = jul, year = {2019}, doi = {10.1016/j.ridd.2019.04.002}, month_numeric = {7} } |