An Exploratory Study: Expanding the Concept of Play for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy

Graham, Naomi; Truman, Juliette; Holgate, Heather

doi:10.4276/030802214x14044755581781

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“…Play has been a widely discussed theme as a childhood occupation (Bartie et al, 2016;Graham et al, 2014;Fallon & MacCobb, 2013;Dionne & Martini, 2011). The results of this review indicate that play is the main occupation of children, as derived from the recognition of occupational therapists of the key role of play in childhood.…”

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“…The research by Graham et al (2014) aimed to explore what the parents of children with cerebral palsy mean by playing and using it as a resource in therapy and at home. Based on a qualitative, interpretative and descriptive approach, 7 (seven) families of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) were interviewed to understand the understanding of playing with their relatives.…”

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Produção de conhecimento sobre terapia ocupacional e ocupações infantis: uma revisão de literatura

Folha¹,

Barba²

2020

Cad. Bras. Ter. Ocup.

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Introduction: Childhood occupations are central to understanding child development as an occupational development. Objective: This study aimed to identify how occupational therapists have approached children as occupational beings and which occupations have been described as children's typical occupations. Method: We searched the Web of Science, Eric, Sage and CAPES Portal of Periodicals databases for this literature review, using the descriptors 'children's occupations', 'occupational development' and 'occupational therapy', between 1997 and 2016. Data were analysed using the content analysis technique. Results: We identified 38 articles, of which 21 were selected for analysis, based on four classifications involving: 1) theoretical foundations for the study of children's occupations; 2) childhood occupations and typical development; 3) childhood occupations and atypical development; and 4) occupational therapy interventions to enhance the participation of children in occupations. Quantitative studies predominated, and most studies reflected the perspective of family members on child occupations. Conclusion: The relationship between child development and children's occupations involves occupational development. The existing limited research and reviews into children's occupational development, as well as the absence of Brazilian studies in this area, reveal opportunities for further research to provide greater knowledge concerning occupational therapy and childhood occupations.

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Produção de conhecimento sobre terapia ocupacional e ocupações infantis: uma revisão de literatura

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Barba²

2020

Cad. Bras. Ter. Ocup.

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“…In the light of the World Health Organization, 2007 International Classification of Functioning–Version Children and Youth (ICF–CY), the promotion of play and playfulness for children with disabilities can be approached by intervening on two areas: on personal factors, for instance sustaining motivation (Tatla et al, 2013), or on environmental factors, i.e., by improving parents’ conceptualization of play and teaching them how to effectively deal with play interactions (Okimoto et al, 2000; Graham et al, 2014), or by acting on the environment, by adapting toys and play situations (Hsieh, 2008). …”

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Children With Cerebral Palsy Playing With Mainstream Robotic Toys: Playfulness and Environmental Supportiveness

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Purpose: Play is a right for every child and has a key role in child development. Play can be analyzed according to the construct of playfulness, which is the child’s disposition to play. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) show difficulties in play and can also experience lower playfulness scores when compared to matched typically developing children. This paper analyses play and playfulness in children with CP using mainstream robotic toys with supporting adult play partners.Methodology: Five mainstream robotic toys were selected and used in play situations with six children with CP interacting with two adult partners. The play situations were coded through the Test of Playfulness (ToP) and the Test of Environmental Supportiveness (ToES), to analyze the role of robotic toys, adult partners and environment in supporting play and playfulness in children with CP.Results: The children obtained high ToP scores, showing that they were intrinsically motivated to be engaged in the play situations. The ToP scores weakly correlated with the ToES scores. To discuss this result, different features of each robot, the role of adults as scaffolder, and the space characteristics in supporting play are presented and discussed.Conclusion: This research field is new: to our knowledge, in the literature only one study focused on the use of one type of mainstream robotic toy to support the playfulness of children with CP. The parallel use of the ToP and the ToES was crucial to observe the complexity of the play situations and the role of playmates and toys during the play process. The role of the adult as play scaffolder has been important to mediate between the child with CP and the environment, toys included: the adult should be strongly aware of this role to better support the child in being in charge of the play situation. Further research is needed.

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“…Including more participants with disabilities could have rendered richer descriptions and a wider variety of occupations within the different categories, and is suggested for future research. Also, findings by Graham et al (2014Graham et al ( , 2015 described how children with cerebral palsy (CP) participated in leisure occupations in a different way than other children, but with equal enjoyment. That raises a question for future research on how their participation differs, and how participation and enjoyment correlate, based on experience.…”

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“…In relation to children's and adolescents' experiences of occupation, themes based on different types of play typical of children have been identified (Graham, Truman, & Holgate, 2014, 2015, as well as chores or school work, characterized as something serious, with rules, an expected outcome and requiring concentration (Larson, 2004). Asbjørnslett, Engelsrud, and Helseth's (2015) experiential study of children with disabilities found that three kinds of occupations had meaning for their transition during childhood, including building an identity.…”

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Occupation according to adolescents: Daily occupations categorized based on adolescents’ experiences

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Fristedt

2018

Journal of Occupational Science

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The categorizations of occupation commonly used in occupational science and therapy today lack empirical foundations for children and adolescents. Without common definition or conceptualization, the ability to understand and evaluate the impact of occupation on people's lives is limited. Research in these areas has predominantly been conducted with adults and research about children and adolescents has mainly focused on specific occupations and/or diagnoses. The study aimed to identify experience-based categories of occupation from the perspective of adolescents. Through qualitative interviews with 10 participants aged 12-15, data were collected and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Eight experience-based categories were identified: experiencing change of time perception, experiencing enjoyment and satisfaction, experiencing challenge and competence, experiencing boredom and tediousness, experiencing deeper engagement, experiencing relaxation and recovery, experiencing need, necessity or neutrality, and experiencing self-identification. The categories cover a variety of experiences, and show connections to earlier research. The findings show a possible way of understanding adolescents' experience of occupation, and contribute to earlier research with an adolescent perspective. Further research is needed to confirm their relevance within other groups and contexts and can be used in further exploration of conceptualization.

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An Exploratory Study: Expanding the Concept of Play for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Produção de conhecimento sobre terapia ocupacional e ocupações infantis: uma revisão de literatura

Produção de conhecimento sobre terapia ocupacional e ocupações infantis: uma revisão de literatura

Children With Cerebral Palsy Playing With Mainstream Robotic Toys: Playfulness and Environmental Supportiveness

Occupation according to adolescents: Daily occupations categorized based on adolescents’ experiences

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