Open AccessMobilidade sobre rodas: a percepção de pais de crianças com paralisia cerebral
Author(s) -
Mariana Volpini,
Marina de Brito Brandão,
Lívia Álvares Rabelo Pereira,
Marisa Cotta Mancini,
Marcella Guimarães Assis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cadernos de terapia ocupacional da ufscar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2238-2860
pISSN - 0104-4931
DOI - 10.4322/cto.2013.049
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , medicine , humanities , psychology , art , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often use mobility devices as facilitators of their functionality and independence, and these devices may have a positive impact on their caregivers’ quality of life. Considering a family-centered approach, parents assume a decisive role in different stages of the therapeutic process, guiding \udseveral actions of the rehabilitation professionals during the search, development and/or adaptation of equipment \udthat meet the specific needs of customers. The aim of this research was to understand the perceptions of parents \udof children with CP on the use of the wheelchair in the daily routines of their children. This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with 16 parents of CP children who were wheelchair users assisted at ‘Associação Mineira de Reabilitação’. Content analysis grounded the categorization of themes that emerged from the interviews. The results expressed in themes such as “The look on the daily routine” and “The look on the equipment” pointed \udout characteristics related to the benefits of the use of the wheelchair in promoting child participation at home, at \udschool, and in community environments, as well as different features of wheelchairs that facilitate or hamper their \uduse in children’s daily routine.\u