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Participation Restrictions among Children and Young Adults with Acquired Brain Injury in a Pediatric Outpatient Rehabilitation Cohort: The Patients’ and Parents’ Perspective

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  • Florian Allonsius

    (Basalt Rehabilitation Center, Department of Innovation, Quality and Research, 2543 SW The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Arend de Kloet

    (Basalt Rehabilitation Center, Department of Innovation, Quality and Research, 2543 SW The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Gary Bedell

    (Department of Occupational Therapy, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA)

  • Frederike van Markus-Doornbosch

    (Basalt Rehabilitation Center, Department of Innovation, Quality and Research, 2543 SW The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Stefanie Rosema

    (National Department Level, Specialists in Youth and Families, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Jorit Meesters

    (Basalt Rehabilitation Center, Department of Innovation, Quality and Research, 2543 SW The Hague, The Netherlands
    Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
    Centre of Expertsie in Health Innovations, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2521 EN The Hague, The Netherlands)

  • Thea Vliet Vlieland

    (Basalt Rehabilitation Center, Department of Innovation, Quality and Research, 2543 SW The Hague, The Netherlands
    Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands)

  • Menno van der Holst

    (Basalt Rehabilitation Center, Department of Innovation, Quality and Research, 2543 SW The Hague, The Netherlands
    Department of Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Improving participation is an important aim in outpatient rehabilitation treatment. Knowledge regarding participation restrictions in children and young adults with acquired brain injury (ABI) is scarce and little is known regarding the differences in perspectives between patients and parents in the outpatient rehabilitation setting. The aims are to describe participation restrictions among children/young adults (5–24 years) with ABI and investigating differences between patients’ and parents’ perspectives. At admission in 10 rehabilitation centers, patients and parents were asked to complete the Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation (CASP; score 0–100; lower score = more restrictions) and injury/patient/family-related questions. CASP scores were categorized (full/somewhat-limited/limited/very-limited participation). Patient/parent-reported outcomes were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. 223 patients and 245 parents participated (209 paired-samples). Median patients’ age was 14 years (IQR; 11–16), 135 were female (52%), 195 had traumatic brain injury (75%). The median CASP score reported by patients was 82.5 (IQR: 67.5–90) and by parents 91.3 (IQR: 80.0–97.5) (difference = p < 0.05). The score of 58 patients (26%) and 25 parents (10%) was classified as ‘very-limited’. Twenty-six percent of children and young adults referred for rehabilitation after ABI had “very-limited” participation. Overall, parents rated their child’s participation better than patients themselves. Quantifying participation restrictions after ABI and considering both perspectives is important for outpatient rehabilitation treatment.

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  • Florian Allonsius & Arend de Kloet & Gary Bedell & Frederike van Markus-Doornbosch & Stefanie Rosema & Jorit Meesters & Thea Vliet Vlieland & Menno van der Holst, 2021. "Participation Restrictions among Children and Young Adults with Acquired Brain Injury in a Pediatric Outpatient Rehabilitation Cohort: The Patients’ and Parents’ Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-18, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1625-:d:495846
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