Self-care and hand function in preschool children with unilateral or bilateral cerebral palsy: A cross-sectional study.

Aims: To describe self-care capabilities among children with cerebral palsy (CP) and explore associations between self-care and hand function for children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) and children with bilateral cerebral palsy (BCP) separately.

Method: Cross-sectional data on self-care capabilities (Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, PEDI), manual abilities (Manual Ability Classification System, MACS) and hand use during bimanual performance (Assisting Hand Assessment, AHA; Both Hands Assessment, BoHA) were retrieved from the Norwegian Quality and Surveillance Registry for Cerebral Palsy (NorCP). Eighty-seven children with CP (UCP, n = 61, mean age 4 years 1 month, SD 1 year 3 months, range 56) or BCP (n = 26, mean age 4 years 4 months, SD 1 year, range 41), classified at MACS level I (n = 26), II (n = 40) or III (n = 21), were included.

Provision of augmentative and alternative communication interventions to Norwegian preschool children with cerebral palsy: are the right children receiving interventions?

Preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) with no or unintelligible speech need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), but not all children needing AAC have access to it. This study describes the use and perceived benefit of AAC and explores factors associated with receiving AAC interventions. Using a cross-sectional design, we combined parent-reported data with data from the Norwegian Quality and Surveillance Registry for Cerebral Palsy (NorCP).

Development of Hand Use with and Without Intensive Training Among Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy in Scandinavia.

Aim: To describe hand use development in children with unilateral cerebral palsy who did/did not participate in constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) before 7 years of age.

Method: The study included 334 participants (18 months-12 years) who were assessed with 1,565 Assisting Hand Assessments (AHAs) and categorized into no intensive training (NIT), CIMT (18 months-7 years), and Baby-CIMT (<18 months) groups.

Results: AHA performance at 18 months (AHA-18) was positively associated with development regardless of training.

Systematic Monitoring of Cognition for Adults With Cerebral Palsy-The Rationale Behind the Development of the CP-Adult Follow-Up Protocol.

Cerebral palsy (CP) comprises a heterogeneous group of conditions recognized by disturbances of movement and posture and is caused by a non-progressive injury to the developing brain. Birth prevalence of CP is about 2-2.5 per 1,000 live births.

Hand use development in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Aim: To describe the development of hand use during bimanual activities among children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: A cohort of 166 children (79 females, 87 males; age range 18mo-13y, mean [SD] age at first assessment 37.6mo [20.

Living life with cerebral palsy? A description of the social safety nets for individuals with cerebral palsy in the Nordic countries.

Aims: This report reviews major laws, acts and regulations of social benefits and services for individuals with disabilities, focusing on cerebral palsy in the five Nordic countries. It summarizes the available benefits and services and the re-application process and provides comparative analyses among the countries.

Methods: Published reports, articles and relevant government and municipal websites were reviewed for each respective country and used to compile an overview and comparison between the countries.

Home Programme to Improve Hand Function for Children with Bilateral Cerebral Palsy: Beneficial but Challenging.

To explore parents' and occupational therapists' experiences with a home program using goal-directed training to improve hand function in daily activities for children with bilateral cerebral palsy. The study had a qualitative exploratory design that included two focus group interviews. One group consisted of five parents, the other of three occupational therapists.

Development of bimanual performance in young children with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To describe the development of bimanual performance among young children with unilateral or bilateral cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: A population-based sample of 102 children (53 males, 49 females), median age 28.5 months (interquartile range [IQR] 16mo) at first assessment and 47 months (IQR 18mo) at last assessment, was assessed half-yearly with the Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) or the Both Hands Assessment (BoHA) for a total of 329 assessments.

The challenges of describing rehabilitation services: A discussion paper.

To apply the Classification of Service Organization in Rehabilitation (ICSO-R) classification of services to different target groups, include the user perspective, identify missing categories, and propose standardized descriptors for the categories from a Norwegian perspective. Expert-based consensus conferences with user involvement. Health professionals, stakeholders and users.

Hand Function in a Population-Based Sample of Young Children with Unilateral or Bilateral Cerebral Palsy.

Aim: To describe aspects of hand function in a population-based sample of young children with clinical signs of unilateral or bilateral cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: A cross-sectional study with data from national CP registers in Norway. Manual ability was classified with the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) or Mini-MACS.

Hand Function in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: Current Practice and Parent-Reported Benefits.

Aims: To (1) describe characteristics of current interventions to improve hand function in young children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), and explore factors associated with (2) increased likelihood of hand and ADL training and (3) child benefits of training.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used with parent-reported data and data from the Norwegian CP Follow-up Program (CPOP). A total of 102 children (53% of the cohort of newly recruited children in the CPOP, mean age: 30.

Visual and haptic perception of postural affordances in children and adults.

The present study compared how children and adults perceived affordances for upright stance when information was available either visually or haptically. 12 adults (mean age=26.5 years) and 13 children (mean age=4.