Observation on curative effect of preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy by occupational therapy in groups
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical effect of treating preschool-aged children with cerebral pal-sy by occupational therapy in groups.Methods Twenty children with spastic diplegia were randomly divided into control group(n=10) and observation group(n=10).Occupational therapy of the control group was conducted in a one-to-one training way while the observation group was conducted in groups of 2 children once a day, each time last-ing for 30 minutes, 5 days each week for 3 months.Results After the therapy, the Fine Motor Function( FMF) and Activities of Daily Living(ADL) in both groups significantly improved(P<0.01) and there was no significant differ-ence between the results of the control group and the observation group(P>0.05).Conclusion Both occupational therapy in the ways of groups and traditional one-to-one can substantially improve the FMF and ADL of children with cerebral palsy, and there is no significant difference in the treatment effect.
Keywords：Cerebral palsyGroupsOccupational therapyFine motor function(FMF)Activities of daily living(ADL)
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 915-917 )