Children With Cerebral Palsy's Experiences With Adaptive Climbing: A Qualitative Study on Parents' Perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interest in adaptive sports for children with cerebral palsy (CP) is growing, but current evidence on the benefits and indications for one sport, adaptive climbing, is limited.

Purpose

We sought to describe perceived changes observed by parents of children with CP who participated in adaptive climbing.

Methods

Parents whose children with CP participated in 5 or more adaptive climbing sessions were eligible to participate and were emailed a recruitment letter and flyer. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, using a moderator guide. Interviews were transcribed and content analyzed, with data grouped into concepts, categories, and themes until data saturation.

Results

Ten parents (9 mothers, 1 father) of 10 children with CP (5 girls, 5

SUBMITTER: Weinstock-Zlotnick G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299317 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature