TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility Study of a Therapeutic Mobility Summer Camp for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy
T2 - Power Fun
AU - Rosenberg, Lori
AU - Maeir, Adina
AU - Gilboa, Yafit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/7/3
Y1 - 2020/7/3
N2 - Aim: Powered mobility has positive effects on development of children with limited independent locomotion, but many are deprived of this opportunity due to their limitations. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of Power Fun, a therapeutic summer camp, for students with severe cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Five students with CP, ages 11–15, received personally adapted powered wheelchairs and participated daily in the camp. The camp ran five days a week during three weeks and included two mobility sessions daily. Assessments were conducted three weeks prior to the camp (T1), at baseline (T2), post-intervention (T3) and six weeks follow-up (T4). Measures used were Power Mobility Program (PMP), Assessment of Learning Power mobility use (ALP), Wheelchair Outcome Measure for Young People (WhOM-YP), Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) and Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire (DMQ). Results: All participants finished the camp. Outcome measures showed no change between T1-T2 but improved significantly (p<.05) after the intervention (T2-T3), and gains were maintained at T4 (Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Goals improved to slightly above the expected outcome (GAS average 0.11). Conclusions: Power Fun shows good feasibility and significant improvement in mobility skills and goals of children with severe CP. Further studies are warranted.
AB - Aim: Powered mobility has positive effects on development of children with limited independent locomotion, but many are deprived of this opportunity due to their limitations. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of Power Fun, a therapeutic summer camp, for students with severe cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Five students with CP, ages 11–15, received personally adapted powered wheelchairs and participated daily in the camp. The camp ran five days a week during three weeks and included two mobility sessions daily. Assessments were conducted three weeks prior to the camp (T1), at baseline (T2), post-intervention (T3) and six weeks follow-up (T4). Measures used were Power Mobility Program (PMP), Assessment of Learning Power mobility use (ALP), Wheelchair Outcome Measure for Young People (WhOM-YP), Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) and Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire (DMQ). Results: All participants finished the camp. Outcome measures showed no change between T1-T2 but improved significantly (p<.05) after the intervention (T2-T3), and gains were maintained at T4 (Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Goals improved to slightly above the expected outcome (GAS average 0.11). Conclusions: Power Fun shows good feasibility and significant improvement in mobility skills and goals of children with severe CP. Further studies are warranted.
KW - Complex disabilities
KW - facilitating strategies
KW - motor learning
KW - personal goals
KW - powered mobility
KW - school age children
KW - summer programs
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076526754&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/01942638.2019.1695699
DO - 10.1080/01942638.2019.1695699
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C2 - 31805802
AN - SCOPUS:85076526754
SN - 0194-2638
VL - 40
SP - 395
EP - 409
JO - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
JF - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
IS - 4
ER -