dc.contributor.author |
Chong, J |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mackey, Anna |
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dc.contributor.author |
Broadbent, Elizabeth |
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dc.contributor.author |
Stott, Ngaire |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
England |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-09-27T20:52:10Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Disability and Rehabilitation 34(24):2053-2060 2012 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0963-8288 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/35803 |
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dc.description.abstract |
PURPOSE: To assess an individual child's cognitive and emotional perceptions of their cerebral palsy (CP) and how these are associated with their reported life satisfaction and their functional walking ability. METHOD: Convenience sample of 48 children with cerebral palsy, GMFCS (Gross Motor Function Classification System) I-IV, mean age of 12.2 ± 2.5 years was recruited from tertiary level out-patient clinics. All children completed the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire-Cerebral Palsy version (BIPQ-CP), Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (SLSS) and 1- and 6-min walk tests. RESULTS: Children with CP reported levels of global life satisfaction (mean score 31.4/42) equivalent to previous studies of typically developing children. Higher total SLSS scores were associated with lower concern about CP (rho = -0.61, p < 0.001), lower emotional impact (rho = -0.58, p < 0.001), fewer perceived consequences (rho = -0.53, p < 0.001) and perceptions of higher levels of personal control (rho = 0.40, p = 0.01). Multiple regression models using BIPQ-CP constructs found that a combination of lower level of concern and fewer perceived consequences predicted 46% of the variance in SLSS score (p < 0.001). GMFCS levels, walk distance and age were not significant predictors of life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: Life satisfaction in this group of children was strongly associated with a child's perceptions of their CP but was not associated with functional walking ability. Although the cross-sectional nature of the study precludes assumptions of causality, understanding children's cognitive and emotional beliefs about their cerebral palsy would seem to be an important adjunct to clinical management. |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor & Francis |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Disability and Rehabilitation |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Activities of Daily Living |
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dc.subject |
Adolescent |
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dc.subject |
Cerebral Palsy |
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dc.subject |
Child |
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dc.subject |
Cross-Sectional Studies |
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dc.subject |
Female |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Male |
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dc.subject |
Motor Skills |
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dc.subject |
Outpatients |
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dc.subject |
Perception |
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dc.subject |
Personal Satisfaction |
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dc.subject |
Quality of Life |
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dc.subject |
Regression Analysis |
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dc.subject |
Severity of Illness Index |
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dc.subject |
Surveys and Questionnaires |
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dc.subject |
Walking |
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dc.title |
Children's perceptions of their cerebral palsy and their impact on life satisfaction |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.3109/09638288.2012.669021 |
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pubs.issue |
24 |
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pubs.begin-page |
2053 |
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pubs.volume |
34 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Taylor & Francis |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
22472118 |
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pubs.end-page |
2060 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
343240 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Psychological Medicine Dept |
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pubs.org-id |
Surgery Department |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1464-5165 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-09-28 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
22472118 |
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