Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities

© 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. and Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.Purpose: To compare ambulatory status in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years with their habitual physical activity and time spent sedentary, and to compare their activ...

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Main Authors: Keawutan, P., Bell, K., Oftedal, S., Davies, P., Ware, R., Boyd, Roslyn
Format: Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51775
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author Keawutan, P.
Bell, K.
Oftedal, S.
Davies, P.
Ware, R.
Boyd, Roslyn
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Bell, K.
Oftedal, S.
Davies, P.
Ware, R.
Boyd, Roslyn
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description © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. and Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.Purpose: To compare ambulatory status in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years with their habitual physical activity and time spent sedentary, and to compare their activity with physical activity guidelines. Methods: Sixty-seven participants-independently ambulant, marginally ambulant, and nonambulant-wore accelerometers for 3 days. Time spent sedentary as a percentage of wear time and activity counts were compared between groups. Results: There were significant differences in time spent sedentary and activity counts between groups. Children who were independently ambulant were more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. Conclusion: Children with cerebral palsy spent more than half of their waking hours in sedentary time. Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase habitual physical activity are needed in children with cerebral palsy at age 4 to 5 years.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-517752017-09-13T15:37:23Z Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities Keawutan, P. Bell, K. Oftedal, S. Davies, P. Ware, R. Boyd, Roslyn © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. and Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.Purpose: To compare ambulatory status in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years with their habitual physical activity and time spent sedentary, and to compare their activity with physical activity guidelines. Methods: Sixty-seven participants-independently ambulant, marginally ambulant, and nonambulant-wore accelerometers for 3 days. Time spent sedentary as a percentage of wear time and activity counts were compared between groups. Results: There were significant differences in time spent sedentary and activity counts between groups. Children who were independently ambulant were more likely to meet physical activity guidelines. Conclusion: Children with cerebral palsy spent more than half of their waking hours in sedentary time. Interventions to reduce sedentary behavior and increase habitual physical activity are needed in children with cerebral palsy at age 4 to 5 years. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51775 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000327 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Keawutan, P.
Bell, K.
Oftedal, S.
Davies, P.
Ware, R.
Boyd, Roslyn
Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities
title Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities
title_full Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities
title_fullStr Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities
title_full_unstemmed Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities
title_short Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities
title_sort habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51775