Relation of stride activity and participation in mobility-based life habits among children with cerebral palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relation between walking performance and participation in mobility-related habits of daily life in children with cerebral palsy (CP). To date, walking outcomes in CP have been capacity-based (what a child does in structured setting). Physical activity performance (what a child really does in daily life) has been documented to affect the relation of capacity-based gross motor measures and participation.

Design

Cross-sectional prospective cohort study.

Setting

Regional pediatric specialty care centers.

Participants

A cohort of ambulatory children with CP (N=128; age, 2 to 9y; 41% girls; 49% having hemiplegia) participated.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Walking performance was quantified from a 5-day sam

SUBMITTER: Bjornson KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3946862 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature