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Longitudinal Trends of Participation in Relation to Mental Health in Children with and without Physical Difficulties

Children with physical disabilities (PD) are known to have participation restrictions when in inclusive settings alongside typically developing (TD) children. The restrictions in participation over time may affect their mental health status. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal relations...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Ai-Wen, Chang, Chia-Hsieh, Granlund, Mats, Imms, Christine, Chen, Chia-Ling, Kang, Lin-Ju
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7698882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33218061
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228551
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author Hwang, Ai-Wen
Chang, Chia-Hsieh
Granlund, Mats
Imms, Christine
Chen, Chia-Ling
Kang, Lin-Ju
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Chang, Chia-Hsieh
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description Children with physical disabilities (PD) are known to have participation restrictions when in inclusive settings alongside typically developing (TD) children. The restrictions in participation over time may affect their mental health status. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal relationship between independence in activities (capability) and frequency of attendance in activities, in relation to perceived mental health status in children with and without PD. The participants were a convenience sample of parents of 77 school children with PD and 94 TD children who completed four assessments with a one-year interval between each assessment. Parents of these children were interviewed with the Functioning Scale of the Disability Evaluation System—Child version (FUNDES-Child). Three dimensions of mental health problems—loneliness, acting upset, and acting nervous—were rated by parents with the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ). Linear trend was tested by repeated-measure ANOVA. The results revealed different longitudinal patterns of independence and frequency of attendance over time for children with PD and TD. Frequency of attending activities may be more important than independence in performing activities for experiencing fewer mental health problems. The findings highlight the need for supporting children’s actual attendance in daily activities which may benefit their later mental health.
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spelling pubmed-76988822020-11-29 Longitudinal Trends of Participation in Relation to Mental Health in Children with and without Physical Difficulties Hwang, Ai-Wen Chang, Chia-Hsieh Granlund, Mats Imms, Christine Chen, Chia-Ling Kang, Lin-Ju Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Children with physical disabilities (PD) are known to have participation restrictions when in inclusive settings alongside typically developing (TD) children. The restrictions in participation over time may affect their mental health status. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal relationship between independence in activities (capability) and frequency of attendance in activities, in relation to perceived mental health status in children with and without PD. The participants were a convenience sample of parents of 77 school children with PD and 94 TD children who completed four assessments with a one-year interval between each assessment. Parents of these children were interviewed with the Functioning Scale of the Disability Evaluation System—Child version (FUNDES-Child). Three dimensions of mental health problems—loneliness, acting upset, and acting nervous—were rated by parents with the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ). Linear trend was tested by repeated-measure ANOVA. The results revealed different longitudinal patterns of independence and frequency of attendance over time for children with PD and TD. Frequency of attending activities may be more important than independence in performing activities for experiencing fewer mental health problems. The findings highlight the need for supporting children’s actual attendance in daily activities which may benefit their later mental health. MDPI 2020-11-18 2020-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7698882/ /pubmed/33218061 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228551 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7698882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33218061
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228551
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