Journal article
Social Participation of Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: Trade-offs and Choices
Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics, v 32(2)
22 Mar 2012
PMID: 22126128
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Abstract
This article reports on the findings of a qualitative study about the experiences and perceptions of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) in relation to social participation. A phenomenological approach was used to interview 10 adolescents with CP, 17 to 20 years of age, selected using purposeful sampling. An iterative process of data collection and analysis resulted in four themes about social participation. The themes of experience, barriers, and supports, and tradeoffs supported the current view of participation as a dynamic interaction between person and environment. The fourth theme of making choices described the unique challenges facing adolescents with CP in terms of deciding what was most important and meaningful to them now and in their future. Health care professionals can support adolescents as they develop the capacity to make their own decisions during the transition to adult living by ensuring that assessments and interventions address social participation.
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- Title
- Social Participation of Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: Trade-offs and Choices
- Creators
- Debra A Stewart - 1School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster UniversityJohn J Lawless - 2Empire State College/SUNYLorie J Shimmell - 1School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster UniversityRobert J Palisano - 3Drexel UniversityMatthew Freeman - 1School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster UniversityPeter L Rosenbaum - 4Department of Paediatrics, McMaster UniversityDianne J Russell - 5CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University
- Publication Details
- Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics, v 32(2)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000302458700006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84859518840
- Other Identifier
- 991014877964104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Pediatrics
- Rehabilitation