School outcomes of adolescents with cerebral palsy in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To study school outcomes of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) compared with a matched comparison group from the general population, and to observe to what extent sociodemographic and disability-specific factors are associated with school outcomes.

Method

This was a register study of persons with CP in Sweden, born between 1990 and 1999, with a matched comparison group. Logistic regressions were used to estimate the associations between CP and disability-specific factors and school outcomes (receiving final grades, grade scores, fulfilling the requirements for progressing to secondary school/university, and attending secondary school).

Results

Children with CP had substantially lower school achievement compared with a general population sample. Much of the diffe

SUBMITTER: Jarl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7986710 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature