The objective of the present study was to clarify the relationship between the disabilities of school-aged children with cerebral palsy and the family needs of their mothers, with the aim of making suggestions for future implementation of interventions for the mothers. The disabilities of the children were determined according to the Barthel Index, whereas family needs of the mothers were assesse by "The Family Needs Survey". The findings of the present study indicated that the children's disabilities were related to the family needs of the mothers, particularly two of the six latent variables comprising "The Family Needs Survey", e.g. "Needs for Support" and "Community Services". The present study also showed that every latent variable comprising the family needs indicated to a certain degree some needs. In order to provide for these needs, a counseling system and intervention strategies by specialists need to be devised and implemented for mothers of school-aged children with cerebral palsy, regardless of the severity of the disabilities.
Objective: By utilizing "patternizing" standards, this study attempted to obtain objective evaluation index of sit-tostand (STS) movements of children with cerebral palsy (CP). In hopes that this understanding can lead to a standardized and effective physical therapy treatment of CP STS movements. Design: The subjects were 50 children with CP, aged from three years and two months to twelve years and four months, mean age nine years and eleven months. The control group consisted of ten healthy children, aged from four years and five months to eleven years and ten months, mean age seven years and two months. In the analysis, firstly, pictures of the subjects' (CP and control group) STS movements were taken from the side with one digital video camera. Next, these STS movements were classified into two phases (first phase, sitting position to hip off the seat; second phase, hip off the seat to standing position), and the state of the subjects' extremities was evaluated by 15 items. Based on these 15 items, characteristics of STS movements were identified and recorded as YES or NO. Finally, using SPSS (version13), cluster analysis was conducted. Results: The subjects' STS movements were classified into five aggregate groups. Conclusion: From these findings, it was possible to distinguish the characteristics and differences of STS movements in healthy children and CP subjects. Moreover, the CP subjects were also able to be classified into four groups based on their shared characteristics of STS movements.
Preschool-aged children with spastic diplegia, with limited ability to independently transfer from a sitting position, and dependent on a wheelchair for mobility experience obstacles to enhanced activities of daily life and social participation. A single neurodevelopmental treatment session would enable children with spastic diplegia to perform sit-to-stand movements more efficiently, with selective muscle control. Understanding how a single neurodevelopmental treatment session affects sit-to-stand movements in children with spastic diplegia is invaluable for therapists planning more efficient therapeutic programs and may enable children with spastic diplegia to develop improved mobility.
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