Environmental factors associated with participation and its related concepts among children and youth with cerebral palsy: a rapid review

CONCLUSIONS: While environmental factors are found to be associated with participation attendance and activity competence in children with CP, there is a lack of research of environmental factors in relation to both participation involvement and other participation-related constructs. To increase impact in clinical practice, future research should involve structured assessments of the environment and focus more on modifiable factors, to help service providers develop treatment paradigms needed for meaningful participation outcomes.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONFamily ecology, type of school, and parental stress were the most common factors associated with participation.Future research should focus on modifiable factors associated with participation outcomes.Modifiable environmental factors associated with participation included parental stress, family activity and type of school.In clinical practice, environmental factors are to be assessed in a more systematic way in relation to current or future participation restrictions.PMID:34057002 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1923839

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - May 31, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jet van der Kemp Marjolijn Ketelaar Jan Willem Gorter Source Type: research