Comparison of Patterns of Time Use between 7-12 Year-Old Children with Cerebral Palsy and Children with Typical Development

Document Type : Original article

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1 MS Student in Occupational Therapy, University of Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD in Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait.

3 Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy, University of Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Tehran, Iran

6 Assistant Professor , PhD in Biostatistic, Department of Biostatistics and Computer, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aims: Pattern of time use refers to a branch of social science and science studies in occupational therapy and occupational science that focuses on "What was it?" and "Why do we use time?" Children's growth is the result of a set of their experiences. Study of how to use the time helps us to understand these children’s experiences. A balance among different areas of occupation is also very critical to support this growth and provides an opportunity to grow wider life skills for mental health, and physical well-being. It appears that children are at the risk of imbalance in their occupation within which they spend less time in activities associated with the movement.  The aim of the present study was to investigate the activity patterns of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) compared to those with typical development using a use-of-time approach.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional design study was carried out on 28 children with CP and 28 typically developed children who were matched for age, sex, and socio-economic status. Participants were interviewed using a time use diary. Independent t-test and analysis of variance were run to analyze the values obtained in SPSS22.
Results: Statistically significant differences were observed in sleeping and playing as well as education and play areas on weekdays, leisure activities on holidays, and everyday life activities on both weekends and holidays (P < 0.05), but in other areas, there was no significant difference (P> 0.05). Children with CP were observed to spend more time on the activities of daily living and leisure; they also found to spend less time on play and sleep (P>0/05), yet there were no significant differences in other areas between the two groups.
Conclusion: By and large, the activity patterns of children with CP were observed to be similar to those of their Typically Developed peers. The results highlight the activities of daily living, in children with CP, which can an area for future interventions.

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2
July and August 2018
Pages 215-230

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  • Receive Date: 26 August 2016
  • Revise Date: 12 January 2017
  • Accept Date: 05 November 2017
  • First Publish Date: 22 June 2018

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