Effects of Hand-arm Bimanual Intensive Training in Group on Functional Independence and Quality of Life of Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
WANG Can
JIANG Zhi-mei
WANG Ya-nan
SUN Yan-qiu
TANG Jing-hua
LI Xue-mei
FENG Huan-huan
Abstract：Objective To explore the effects of hand-arm bimanual intensive training (HABIT) in group on functional independence and quality of life of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Methods From November, 2015 to September, 2016, 20 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy were randomly divided into control group (n=10) and experimental group (n=10). Both groups received routine occupational therapy, and the experimental group received HABIT in group one hour per day additionally, for eight weeks. They were assessed with the Carroll Upper Extremities Functional Test (UEFT), Functional Independence Measure Children's Edition (WeeFIM) and Chinese Version Pe-diatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQLTM) 3.0 Cerebral Palsy Module respectively before and after treatment. Results After treatment, the scores of UEFT, WeeFIM and the PedsQLTM3.0 improved in both groups (t>3.970, P<0.05), and were higher in the experimental group than in the control group (t>2.306, P<0.05). Conclusion HABIT in group could improve the fine function of upper extremity and hands coordina-tion of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, and enhance the functional independence and quality of life.
Keywords：cerebral palsyhand-arm bimanual intensive training in groupfunctional independencequality of life
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 199-202 )