Factors Associated with Performance of Activities and Participation of Brazilian Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The aim of this study was to investigate factors related to performance in daily activities, mobility, social/cognitive skills, and responsibility of Brazilian children/adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were performed. A total of 190 children/adol...

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Publicado en:Developmental Neurorehabilitation Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 36 - 43
Autores principales: Fontes, Déborah Ebert, Ayupe, Kênnea Martins Almeida, Moreira, Rafaela Silva, de Souza Morais, Rosane Luzia, de Carvalho Chagas, Paula Silva, Longo, Egmar, de Campos, Ana Carolina, de Toledo, Aline Martins, Leite, Hércules Ribeiro, Camargos, Ana Cristina Resende
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2025
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Sumario:The aim of this study was to investigate factors related to performance in daily activities, mobility, social/cognitive skills, and responsibility of Brazilian children/adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were performed. A total of 190 children/adolescents participated. Most participants performed below expected in mobility, which could be explained by age, locomotion ability, and anatomical distribution of motor impairment (R2 = 0.50). Performance in daily activities (R2 = 0.44) and responsibility (R2 = 0.23) were explained by age and locomotion ability. This study contributes to understanding the factors that explain the functioning of children/adolescents with CP in Brazil, a low/middle-income country.