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The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of outpatient rehabilitation therapy (RT) on the functional performance of children from Eastern Taiwan with rare or genetic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective observational cohort study included 73 children from Eastern Taiwan who wer...

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Autores principales: Lin, Yu-Chuan, Weng, Chun-Ying, Liang, Chung-Chao, Chu, Shao-Yin
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10399839/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37545798
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_170_22
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author Lin, Yu-Chuan
Weng, Chun-Ying
Liang, Chung-Chao
Chu, Shao-Yin
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Weng, Chun-Ying
Liang, Chung-Chao
Chu, Shao-Yin
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description OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of outpatient rehabilitation therapy (RT) on the functional performance of children from Eastern Taiwan with rare or genetic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective observational cohort study included 73 children from Eastern Taiwan who were affected with rare or genetic diseases, with an average age of 8.57 ± 5.33 years (47 boys and 26 girls). Each child received the goal-directed therapy known as outpatient RT, which was delivered by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. To assess the effectiveness of RT, the WeeFIM-C questionnaire data were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: After receiving outpatient RT, most of the children only required low-to-moderate assistance with self-care tasks (4.36 ± 2.38), and they could perform mobility-related activities under supervision or independently (5.70 ± 2.29). Moreover, most only required minimal assistance with tasks related to cognitive functioning and tended to complete such tasks under supervision (4.97 ± 2.05). The functional performance was significantly different among three studied groups, in terms of self-care (F([2, 68]) = 5.42, P < 0.007), mobility (F([2, 68]) = 8.17, P < 0.001), cognitive functioning (F([2, 68]) = 3.31, P < 0.042), and overall (F([2, 68]) = 6.44, P < 0.003) functional performance. CONCLUSION: The results of this study demonstrated that the functional status was different among three studied groups in terms of self-care, mobility, and cognitive functioning after receiving outpatient RT.
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spelling pubmed-103998392023-08-04 The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases Lin, Yu-Chuan Weng, Chun-Ying Liang, Chung-Chao Chu, Shao-Yin Tzu Chi Med J Original Article OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effects of outpatient rehabilitation therapy (RT) on the functional performance of children from Eastern Taiwan with rare or genetic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective observational cohort study included 73 children from Eastern Taiwan who were affected with rare or genetic diseases, with an average age of 8.57 ± 5.33 years (47 boys and 26 girls). Each child received the goal-directed therapy known as outpatient RT, which was delivered by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. To assess the effectiveness of RT, the WeeFIM-C questionnaire data were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: After receiving outpatient RT, most of the children only required low-to-moderate assistance with self-care tasks (4.36 ± 2.38), and they could perform mobility-related activities under supervision or independently (5.70 ± 2.29). Moreover, most only required minimal assistance with tasks related to cognitive functioning and tended to complete such tasks under supervision (4.97 ± 2.05). The functional performance was significantly different among three studied groups, in terms of self-care (F([2, 68]) = 5.42, P < 0.007), mobility (F([2, 68]) = 8.17, P < 0.001), cognitive functioning (F([2, 68]) = 3.31, P < 0.042), and overall (F([2, 68]) = 6.44, P < 0.003) functional performance. CONCLUSION: The results of this study demonstrated that the functional status was different among three studied groups in terms of self-care, mobility, and cognitive functioning after receiving outpatient RT. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023-02-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10399839/ /pubmed/37545798 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_170_22 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Tzu Chi Medical Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Lin, Yu-Chuan
Weng, Chun-Ying
Liang, Chung-Chao
Chu, Shao-Yin
The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases
title The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases
title_full The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases
title_fullStr The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases
title_full_unstemmed The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases
title_short The effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of Eastern Taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases
title_sort effects of rehabilitation on functional independence of eastern taiwanese children with rare or genetic diseases
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10399839/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37545798
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_170_22
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