Publications by authors named "Sonja Elkjaer"
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.
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.
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.
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.