SPORTS STARS: a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Activity and participation outcomes of a randomised controlled trial

Participation predictors for leisure‐time physical activity intervention in children with cerebral palsy

“…52 This has recently been demonstrated in a practitioner-led sports group for children with CP functioning in GMFCS levels I and II. 53 SPORTS STARS physiotherapists could carefully manage the difficulty level and progression of tasks and foster a positive social and motivational environment, leading to increased child confidence for physical activity participation. 54 Baseline MVPA was the most significant univariate predictor of change in minutes per day MVPA and was retained in the multivariate model (although no longer statistically significant).…”

The Effects of an Online–Offline Hybrid Exercise Program on the Lives of Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Wheelchairs during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea

“…Thus, this study particularly focused on school-aged children with CP who mainly used a manual wheelchair for mobility and who were considered to be more negatively affected by COVID-19 social-distancing measures since they have dependent mobility. Numerous researchers have identified various physical, social, and psychological health benefits that occur among children with CP when participating in physical and leisure activities [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Yun and Kim [ 15 ] reported that both middle school and high school students with physical disabilities who regularly participated in exercise had higher levels of self-esteem and social adjustment (responsibility, impulsiveness, adaptability, and sociality) than those who did not participate in exercise, and happiness levels were higher.…”

PreEMPT (Preterm Infant Early Intervention for Movement and Participation Trial): The Feasibility of a Novel, Participation-Focused Early Physiotherapy Intervention Supported by Telehealth in Regional Australia—A Protocol

“…There are many gaps in the literature regarding the design, dosage and delivery models for early physiotherapy intervention for preterm infants. In terms of the design of content for early intervention, we are particularly interested in investigating whether a novel participation-focused early physiotherapy intervention is feasible for preterm infants and their families as there is evidence for the use of participation-focused goals to support the participation of older children [4]. Furthermore, while research in the area of early physiotherapy intervention for preterm infants has primarily centred around those living in metropolitan cities, there is a paucity of research that investigates delivery models using telehealth for preterm infants residing in regional or rural locations.…”

“…Well described by Imms and colleagues in 2017, participation is the attendance and involvement in life situations. Participation in meaningful life situations has appropriately gained importance over the last ten years for goal-setting [10], outcomes [11] and has itself been a focus of intervention for older children and adolescents [4] [12]. Little is known about what infant participation looks like, how it is influenced or changes over time, and whether it could be the foundation of an early intervention approach to a population of infants known to benefit from early intervention: preterm infants.…”

“…Key ingredients of successful early intervention approaches identified in the literature include a. early intervention programs aimed to improve infant development and b. interventions supporting the infant-parent dyad [3]. There is also evidence to suggest physiotherapy intervention can improve the participation outcomes of older children with physical disabilities [4] [12] [21] including evidence for participation in meaningful activities effecting changes to a child's body structure and function [22]. PreEMPT drew upon this previous research and extended it by centring an infant's participation in meaningful life situations as the foundation from which related infant developmental activities, body structure and functions and environmental factors are addressed.…”