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Effectiveness of Adaptive Pretend Play on Affective Expression and Imagination of Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Hsieh, Hsieh-Chun – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Purpose: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have difficulty participating in role-pretending activities. The concept of adaptive play makes play accessible by modifying play materials for different needs or treatment goals for children with CP. This study examines the affective expressions and imagination in children with CP as a function of…
Descriptors: Play, Cerebral Palsy, Children, Imagination
The Use of Night Orthoses in Cerebral Palsy Treatment: Sleep Disturbance in Children and Parental Burden or Not?
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Mol, E. M.; Monbaliu, E.; Ven, M.; Vergote, M.; Prinzie, P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
In this study, we investigated whether (1) children with cerebral palsy (CP) using night orthoses experience more sleep disturbance than those not using night orthoses, (2) parental personality is related to the experienced parental burden of night orthoses, and (3) parental sense of competence in the parenting role mediates the relation between…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Sleep, Child Rearing, Personality Traits
Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Combined with Bimanual Training (mCIMT-BiT) in Children with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: How Are Improvements in Arm-Hand Use Established?
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Aarts, Pauline B.; Jongerius, Peter H.; Geerdink, Yvonne A.; van Limbeek, Jacques; Geurts, Alexander C. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
A recent randomized controlled trial indicated that modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy followed by Bimanual Training (mCIMT-BiT) is an effective intervention to improve spontaneous use of the affected upper limb in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP). The present study aimed to investigate how the above-mentioned…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Motion, Classification
Gait Patterns in Hemiplegic Children with Cerebral Palsy: Comparison of Right and Left Hemiplegia
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Galli, Manuela; Cimolin, Veronica; Rigoldi, Chiara; Tenore, Nunzio; Albertini, Giorgio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The aims of this study are to compare quantitatively the gait strategy of the right and left hemiplegic children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) using gait analysis. The gait strategy of 28 right hemiparetic CP (RHG) and 23 left hemiparetic CP (LHG) was compared using gait analysis (spatio-temporal and kinematic parameters) and considering the hemiplegic…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Motion, Patients, Assistive Technology
Fostering Locomotor Behavior of Children with Developmental Disabilities: An Overview of Studies Using Treadmills and Walkers with Microswitches
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Didden, Robert; Manfredi, Francesco; Putignano, Pietro; Stasolla, Fabrizio; Basili, Gabriella – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
This paper provides an overview of studies using programs with treadmills or walkers with microswitches and contingent stimulation to foster locomotor behavior of children with developmental disabilities. Twenty-six studies were identified in the period 2000-2008 (i.e., the period in which research in this area has actually taken shape).…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Multiple Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome
The Effect of Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Quality of Life in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Hsiao, Kai Hsun; Nixon, Gillian M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
Benefits of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children with cerebral palsy could differ from those in otherwise healthy children. We examined the effects of OSA treatment by comparing a group of children with cerebral palsy treated with adenotonsillectomy or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) by nasal mask with controls who…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Cerebral Palsy, Sleep, Questionnaires