Do We Listen to Children's Voices in Physical and Occupational Therapy? A Scoping Review.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the extent, range and nature of research activity specifically reporting the inclusion of the voices of children or adolescents when therapists are setting therapy goals and implementing therapy.

Methods: We conducted a scoping review and searched the following electronic bibliographic databases: Pedro, SciELO, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and CINAHL. We included primary studies focusing on involvement of children and/or adolescents in goalsetting, decision-making or conduct of physical or occupational therapy.

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.