Community-based physical activity interventions for adolescents and adults with complex cerebral palsy: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To identify implementation strategies and safety outcomes (adverse events) of community-based physical activity interventions for adolescents and adults with complex cerebral palsy (CP).

Method

Five electronic databases were systematically searched to April 2022. Data were extracted on the implementation and safety of physical activity interventions for adolescents and adults with CP, classified in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels IV and V, delivered in a community setting.

Results

Seventeen studies with 262 participants (160 participants classified in GMFCS levels IV or V) were included. Community settings included schools (n = 4), participants' homes (n = 3), gymnasia (n = 2), swimming pools (n = 2), and other settings (n = 4). Most stud

SUBMITTER: Morgan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature