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Dance program for physical rehabilitation and participation in children with cerebral palsy
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | López-Ortiz, Citlali Gladden, Kim Deon, Laura Schmidt, Jennifer Girolami, Gay Gaebler-Spira, Deborah |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Objective: This pilot study aimed to examine a classical ballet program created for children with cerebral palsy (CP) as an emerging physical rehabilitation modality. The main program goals were to promote participation and to provide an artistic, physically therapeutic activity. Methods: The study was conducted in collaboration with a tertiary rehabilitation hospital, one outpatient physical therapy clinic, and one community center. As a pilot exploratory study, the research design included questionnaires to assess the participants' (children (n = 16), parents (n = 16), and therapists (n = 13)) perceptions on the therapeutic benefit of the dance program. A binomial statistical model was adopted for the analysis of the results. Results: Main results were that the children reported high enjoyment level (p < .0001) and desire for more classes (.0001); the parents reported perceived therapeutic benefit (p < .0001); and the therapists viewed the class as a positive adjunct to therapy (p < .0001). Conclusions: The main limitation of this work was the utilization of subjective outcome measures. However, this is the first step toward the development of objective measures of an intervention that, to our knowledge, has not been analyzed in the past. We conclude that the program has the potential of developing into an evidence based rehabilitation resource for children with CP. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4226305/pdf |
| Ending Page | 54 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| Starting Page | 39 |
| ISSN | 17533015 |
| e-ISSN | 17533023 |
| DOI | 10.1080/17533015.2011.564193 |
| Journal | Arts & health |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2011-06-13 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Rehabilitation Physical Rehabilitation Participation Cerebral Palsy Children |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Arts and Humanities Medicine |
