Effect of Hippotherapy on Perceived Self-competence and Participation in a Child With Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Hippotherapy on Perceived Self-competence and Participation in a Child With Cerebral Palsy
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DOI：
10.1097/pep.0b013e318227caac
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Dole, Robin L.
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作者：
Frank, Alana;McCloskey, Sandra;Dole, Robin L.
This case report highlights changes in self-competence and social acceptance, along with changes in functional skills, after an 8-week program of hippotherapy. A 6-year-old girl with mild ataxic cerebral palsy, level I Gross Motor Functional Classification System, exhibited typical impairments in body systems and functions that affected her participation in age-appropriate functional and leisure activities. The child's performance on the Gross Motor Function Measure-66, the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument, and the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance for Young Children were examined at baseline, after the 8-week intervention, and at a 2-month follow-up session. Data at 8 weeks demonstrated positive changes in all areas, with improvements continuing for 2 months after the program's completion. Hippotherapy not only may be an effective intervention to improve functional gross motor development but also may affect perceived self-competence and social acceptance, which may lead to increases in participation for children with mild cerebral palsy. (Pediatr Phys Ther 2011;23:301-308)
