Activities in daily living and schoolwork task performance in children with complex congenital heart disease

Abstract

This study indicates that there is a difference in overall performance both in ADL and schoolwork task performance between children with complex CHD and healthy children. These findings may suggest that early interventions should be provided for children with complex CHD, who often do not receive such services, in order to enhance participation in childhood ADL and schoolwork.

Predictors of health-related quality of life in children with chronic heart disease

“…They do not become members of the class. 30 This is associated with the risk of a negative impact on health-related quality of life. Significant associations between different settings for the provision of medical care and patients' healthrelated quality of life could be demonstrated.…”

“…1 They are the most common single-organ malformations, 2 with an treatment. 10 Survivors are at risk of a variety of physical and psychosocial problems, such as stigmatisation due to large incisions in the chest, 11 developmental and motor dysfunctions, neurocognitive deficits, residual injuries, persisting functional restrictions, 2,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] behavioural and emotional problems, 5,[11][12][13][19][20][21][22][23] long-term sequelae for psychosocial development, 4,20,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and, by extension, of reduced health-related quality of life. [31][32][33][34] This development leads to a steadily increasing need to assess health-related quality of life.…”

“…Thus, multiple factors have to be considered when investigating health-related quality of life in children with CHD 11 . Previous health-related quality of life studies in patients with CHD described psychological, 1 , 32 , 39 psychosocial, 5 , 24 , 30 and medical variables 29 , 40 separately and their impact on health-related quality of life as well as specific dimensions of health-related quality of life 5 10 , 27 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 34 , 41 , 42 Health-related quality of life, 33 , 43 , 44 emotional and psychological functioning, 42 and psychosocial adjustment were investigated as outcomes after different invasive treatments, 9 , 33 , 43 , 44 , 45 or patients with different diagnoses were compared 46 .…”

Standardized tests of handwriting readiness: a systematic review of the literature

“…The School‐AMPS examines the interaction between a student, a schoolwork task and a classroom environment and evaluates the quality of the student’s schoolwork task performance, measured at the level of complex activity and occupation. Motor and process components of schoolwork performance are evaluated by an occupational therapist through observation in the classroom setting 40,41 . From the performance components perspective, only the aspect of fine motor coordination is assessed.…”

“…Motor and process components of schoolwork performance are evaluated by an occupational therapist through observation in the classroom setting. 40,41 From the performance components perspective, only the aspect of fine motor coordination is assessed.…”