IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v17y2020i22p8551-d447017.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Longitudinal Trends of Participation in Relation to Mental Health in Children with and without Physical Difficulties

Author

Listed:
  • Ai-Wen Hwang

    (Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan City 33302, Taiwan
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, 5 Fu-Xing St., Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan City 33301, Taiwan)

  • Chia-Hsieh Chang

    (Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, 5 Fu-Xing St., Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan City 33301, Taiwan)

  • Mats Granlund

    (CHILD, Swedish Institute of Disability Research, School of health and welfare, Jönköping University, Gjuterigatan 5, 553 18 Jönköping, Sweden)

  • Christine Imms

    (Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia)

  • Chia-Ling Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan City 33302, Taiwan
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, 5 Fu-Xing St., Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan City 33301, Taiwan)

  • Lin-Ju Kang

    (Graduate Institute of Early Intervention, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan City 33302, Taiwan
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, 5 Fu-Xing St., Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan City 33301, Taiwan)

Abstract

Children with physical disabilities (PD) are known to have participation restrictions when in inclusive settings alongside typically developing (TD) children. The restrictions in participation over time may affect their mental health status. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal relationship between independence in activities (capability) and frequency of attendance in activities, in relation to perceived mental health status in children with and without PD. The participants were a convenience sample of parents of 77 school children with PD and 94 TD children who completed four assessments with a one-year interval between each assessment. Parents of these children were interviewed with the Functioning Scale of the Disability Evaluation System—Child version (FUNDES-Child). Three dimensions of mental health problems—loneliness, acting upset, and acting nervous—were rated by parents with the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ). Linear trend was tested by repeated-measure ANOVA. The results revealed different longitudinal patterns of independence and frequency of attendance over time for children with PD and TD. Frequency of attending activities may be more important than independence in performing activities for experiencing fewer mental health problems. The findings highlight the need for supporting children’s actual attendance in daily activities which may benefit their later mental health.

Suggested Citation

  • Ai-Wen Hwang & Chia-Hsieh Chang & Mats Granlund & Christine Imms & Chia-Ling Chen & Lin-Ju Kang, 2020. "Longitudinal Trends of Participation in Relation to Mental Health in Children with and without Physical Difficulties," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-16, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:22:p:8551-:d:447017
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8551/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8551/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Ai-Wen Hwang & Chia-Feng Yen & Tsan-Hon Liou & Rune J Simeonsson & Wen-Chou Chi & Donald J Lollar & Hua-Fang Liao & Lin-Ju Kang & Ting-Fang Wu & Sue-Wen Teng & Wen-Ta Chiu, 2015. "Participation of Children with Disabilities in Taiwan: The Gap between Independence and Frequency," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(5), pages 1-19, May.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Ai-Wen Hwang & Chia-Feng Yen & Hua-Fang Liao & Wen-Chou Chi & Tsan-Hon Liou & Ben-Sheng Chang & Ting-Fang Wu & Lin-Ju Kang & Shu-Jen Lu & Rune J. Simeonsson & Tze-Hsuan Wang & Gary Bedell, 2020. "Structural Validity of an ICF-Based Measure of Activity and Participation for Children in Taiwan’s Disability Eligibility Determination System," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-16, August.
    2. Chi-Ching Huang & Lin-Ju Kang, 2021. "Participation in Play and Leisure Activities of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Children in Taiwan: A Preliminary Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-11, May.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:22:p:8551-:d:447017. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.