TY  - JOUR
TI  - AN INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH OBSTETRICAL BRACHIAL PLEXUS PALSY
AB  - Purpose: Children with obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) have problems with activity andparticipation, even if they are operated. The study aimed to investigate the intervention's effectsto increase the occupational performance (OP) of children with OBPP.Methods: Twenty-nine children with OBPP, aged 4-7 years, participated in this study. Theintervention group consisted of six girls and 12 boys, and a control group was composed of eightgirls and three boys. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) determinedchildren's OP. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) was used to evaluate functionalcapability. All subjects continued their traditional physiotherapy program of 45 minutes every twodays. The intervention group participated in an intervention program, consisting of the children andtheir families' needs, expectations, and therapists' assessment, about OP 40 minutes per day threedays per week for three months.Results: The PEDI self-care, mobility, social function, and total scores and COPM-performance andCOPM-satisfaction scores significantly increased in the intervention group (p<0.05). PEDI mobility,social function, and total scores significantly improved in the control group (p<0.05). There wasa significant difference in PEDI self-care (p=0.020) and total scores (p=0.009) between the twogroups. There was no significant difference in COPM-performance and COPM-satisfaction scoresin the control group (p>0.05).Conclusions: The present study is the first study on OP intervention in children with OBPP. Thepresent study suggests intervening to enhance OP and via assessing using COPM in the childrenwith OBPP.
AU  - Atasavun Uysal, Songül
AU  - TONGA, EDA
DO  - 10.21653/tjpr.990896
PY  - 2021
JO  - Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi (Online)
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
SN  - 2651-4451
SP  - 141
EP  - 147
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/460243
ER  -