Factors affecting social participation of Iranian children with cerebral palsy

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the social participation of Iranian children with cerebral palsy (CP). Participants were 274 (male = 62%; female = 38%) children with CP, 6- to 12-years old (mean = 1.64) and their parents. Several standardized measures were used to assess social participation, gather environmental factors, and demographic questionnaires. The results of stepwise linear regression analysis indicated that the type of CP, Manual ability level and cognitive level (IQ) appear to be strong predictors of social participation between personal and environmental factors.

Environmental factors associated with participation and its related concepts among children and youth with cerebral palsy: a rapid review

“…The literature search yielded 9511 unique articles. In total, 34 articles met all inclusion criteria [5,9,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26], of which 20 described participation attendance and/or involvement [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48], and 14 described one or more participation-related constructs [5,9,15,17,18,[49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]. Cross-reference checking did not result in any additional articles (see Figure 1 for a flowchart of the article selection).…”

“…Regarding participation, 20 studies reported on participation attendance [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48], of which 4 studies also reported on participation involvement [21,40,41,47]. Table 3 and Supplementary Appendix 2 show all environmental factors assessed and associated with participation attendance or involvement in these studies.…”

“…The term family ecology refers to a comprehensive construct concerning family interactions, relationships and functioning, as well as the family's expectations of and supports to their child [21,62]. Other family factors, such as family organization, parental characteristics and parental employment were 19 Bult, 2013 20 Chiarello, 2016 21 Chiarello, 2012 37 Furtado, 2015 22 Imms, 2009 23 Kang, 2010 24 King, 2013 38 Longo, 2012 25 Maher, 2007 39 Majnemer, 2015 40 Majnemer, 2008 41 Michelsen, 2008 42 Morris, 2006 43 Palisano, 2011 26 Schenker, 2006 44 Schenker, 2005 45 Schenker, 2005 46 Shikako-Thomas, 2013 47 Shikako-Thomas, 2013 48 Chiarello, 2016 21 Majnemer, 2015 40 Majnemer, 2008 41 Shikako-Thomas, 2013 47…”

“…The same has been described in different districts in Northern England [18]. Some studies have assessed the influence of specific environmental factors, such as family income, parental education and type of school, on participation of children with CP [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. However, as most studies included a variety of different environmental factors in their analyses, it is difficult to compare their conclusions.…”

Assessment priorities in cerebral palsy using ICF core set by Iranian occupational therapists

“…Occupational performance is also the focal point of occupational therapy models. Therefore, evaluation of occupational performance, functional ability, and social participation should be the top priority in occupational therapy assessments (Amini, Saneii, & Pashmdarfard, 2018; Mathiowetz, 1993; Steultjens et al, 2004). At present, occupational therapists use models (such as ICF) that define participation as a combination of several factors (including environmental, personal, and physical factors).…”