Publications by authors named "Claire Hickey"

Purpose: To gain knowledge of the experiences and perceptions of using fitness apps by full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to explore experiences and perceptions of using these apps in relation to barriers to and facilitators of physical activity (PA).

Materials And Methods: A qualitative design was employed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten manual wheelchair users with SCI.

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Purpose: To quantify the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) functioning at Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I to III and to compare with a sample of children with typical development (TD).

Methods: A total of 145 children with CP and 137 children with TD completed the 6MWT.

Results: Mean 6MWT scores were 439.

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