Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation
Background: To successfully modify an intervention from an adult population for use with children with cerebral palsy, it is important to understand the components that support a child’s motivation and engagement. Method: Ten children who had participated in the Sense© intervention (mean age = 11 ye...
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| author | McLean, B. Girdler, Sonya Taylor, S. Valentine, J. Carey, L. Elliott, Catherine |
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| description | Background: To successfully modify an intervention from an adult population for use with children with cerebral palsy, it is important to understand the components that support a child’s motivation and engagement. Method: Ten children who had participated in the Sense© intervention (mean age = 11 years 2 m [SD = 2 years]; four males; Manual Ability Classification System level I = 1, II = 9) and their primary caregivers (N = 11, 10 females) were interviewed. Transcripts were analyzed using framework analysis. Results: Key themes were identified in the core domains of the Synthesis of Child, Occupational Performance and Environment in Time model. Child: children’s somatosensory discrimination ability improved; Motivation: incorporating child’s goals was essential, as were real-world gains; Environmental: parents were interested in having more involvement in the intervention. Conclusion: The most engaging elements of the intervention for children were the attainment of their self-selected goals. Opportunities to modify the intervention for improved partnership with parents were identified. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-712142019-07-10T05:21:03Z Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation McLean, B. Girdler, Sonya Taylor, S. Valentine, J. Carey, L. Elliott, Catherine Background: To successfully modify an intervention from an adult population for use with children with cerebral palsy, it is important to understand the components that support a child’s motivation and engagement. Method: Ten children who had participated in the Sense© intervention (mean age = 11 years 2 m [SD = 2 years]; four males; Manual Ability Classification System level I = 1, II = 9) and their primary caregivers (N = 11, 10 females) were interviewed. Transcripts were analyzed using framework analysis. Results: Key themes were identified in the core domains of the Synthesis of Child, Occupational Performance and Environment in Time model. Child: children’s somatosensory discrimination ability improved; Motivation: incorporating child’s goals was essential, as were real-world gains; Environmental: parents were interested in having more involvement in the intervention. Conclusion: The most engaging elements of the intervention for children were the attainment of their self-selected goals. Opportunities to modify the intervention for improved partnership with parents were identified. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71214 10.1080/17518423.2018.1503620 Informa Healthcare restricted |
| spellingShingle | McLean, B. Girdler, Sonya Taylor, S. Valentine, J. Carey, L. Elliott, Catherine Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation |
| title | Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation |
| title_full | Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation |
| title_fullStr | Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation |
| title_short | Experience of Engagement in a Somatosensory Discrimination Intervention for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Investigation |
| title_sort | experience of engagement in a somatosensory discrimination intervention for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a qualitative investigation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71214 |