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Parental effects from participation in an intensified multimodal programme of habilitation for children with cerebral palsy Cover

Parental effects from participation in an intensified multimodal programme of habilitation for children with cerebral palsy

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
Volume 14 (2012): Issue 1
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Open Access
|Jun 2012
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Figure 1. 

An illustration of the Programme of Intensified Habilitation (PIH).

Table 1. Clinical data for all the children in PIH (n = 13), divided into groups (Group A, B and C) and for controls (n = 6).

PIH children (n = 13)Group A (n = 4)Group B (n = 5)Group C (n = 4)Controls (n = 6)Boy : girl ratio8 : 52 : 24 : 12 : 23 : 3CP type– bilateral spastic type84045 (6)– unilateral spastic type50500GMFCS– level I40400– level III10101– level IV32013– level V52032Age (months) at pretest – mean (SD)37.5 (8.9)**30.6 (1.9)*46.2 (8.6)*33.5 (1.2)*52.4 (11.2)Age at last evaluation56.2 (9.0)**48.7 (2.5)*64.4 (8.3)*51.6 (1.1)*71.4 (11.3)**p<.01 (PIH children versus controls), *p≤.05 (group A, B and C versus controls).Abbreviations: PIH: Programme of Intensified Habilitation; GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification Scale; SD: standard deviation.
Figure 2. 

Mother's and fathers's PSI scores before and after the programme period. Horizontal lines represent the clinical border level (t-scores) for Child Domain Total score (dotted line), Parental Domain Total score (broken line) and Total Stress Index (solid line).

Table 2. PSI – Subtest scores – Mean values (SD) of pre-test and post-test scores for mothers participating in the PIH (n = 9).

Pre-testPost-testMother's reportChild Domain Total score120.3 (23.0)104.6 (28.1)**Parent Domain Total score144.2 (20.5)125.4 (14.7)**Total Stress Index264.6 (39.2)230.0 (38.9)****p≤.01, (Post-test versus pre-test score).
Figure 3. 

Life orientation test (LOT) scores at pre-test and post-test in mothers and fathers in the PIH programme. For mothers there is a significant increase in score (Wilcoxon's signed ranks test p<.05).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15017419.2010.507385 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
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Language: English
Page range: 30 - 39
Submitted on: Sep 20, 2009
Accepted on: Jul 1, 2010
Published on: Jun 1, 2012
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
CP,
child,
habilitation,
intensified training,
Parental Stress Index,
life optimism

© 2012 Bjørn Lerdal, Kristian Sørensen, Ida E. Vestrheim, Jon Skranes, published by Stockholm University Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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