Patients' and parents' views about lower limb orthopaedic surgery for ambulant children and young people with cerebral palsy: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

Purpose: The article identifies the aspects of health and outcomes that are considered important from the perspective of ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their parents regarding lower limb orthopaedic surgery and explores how they experience surgical interventions.

Methods: Four databases (Embase, MEDLINE (Ovid), CINAHL and PsycINFO) were searched from inception to 11 April 2020. Studies were included if they: 1) they involved children or young adults diagnosed with ambulant CP or their family, 2) participants had experience with lower limb orthopaedic surgery and 3) studies employed qualitative research methods.

An exploration of occupational choices in adolescence: A constructivist grounded theory study.

Background: Adolescence is a critical period within the life course, for developing adult occupational competencies and health behaviours. Few studies have considered how 16-17 year olds choose activities and behaviours from an occupational perspective.

Aim And Objectives: To explore how adolescents aged 16-17 years old make choices about their daily occupations to inform a theoretical model of occupational choice.

Meeting in the mist: key considerations in a collaborative research partnership with people with mental health issues.

Objectives: This study explored the experiences of an established collaborative research group, which were collected as data to gain research skills. Currently ideas about user involvement and knowledge transfer have not been considered together, indicating possible gaps in knowledge.

Participants: Eight members of the group took part, including five people using local mental health services, an assistant and an occupational therapist from local services, and an academic.