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The aims of this study were to explore and understand the perspectives of
children with an obstetric brachial plexus injury (OBPI) regarding functioning
and health, and to create an overview of problems and difficulties that patients
encounter in daily life. METHOD: We conducted a focus group study with 48
children (25 male, 23 female), aged 8 to 18 years, with an OBPI. Eleven
open-ended questions regarding problems or difficulties in daily life were asked
in group sessions with 4 to 7 children within the same age range. These group
sessions were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. All problems and
difficulties mentioned in each focus group were linked to corresponding
categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and
Health - Children & Youth Version (ICF-CY). RESULTS: Eight focus groups were
conducted. A total of 143 unique ICF-CY categories were identified. Of these
categories, 61 (43%) were related to the ICF-CY component 'activities and
participation', 31 (22%) were related to 'body functions', 29 (20%) were related
to 'environmental factors', and 22 (15%) were related to 'body structures'.
This study shows that children with OBPI experience difficulties
in all areas of functioning, as well as in both environmental and personal factors.
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