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AIM: To investigate the efficacy of an embodied mindfulness-based movement
programme (MiYoga), targeting attention in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
METHOD: Total number of participants 42, with 24 boys (57.1%) and 18 girls
(42.9%); mean age 9y 1mo, SD 3y; Gross Motor Function Classification System
levels I=22, II=12, III=8) and their parents were randomized to either MiYoga
(n=21) or waitlist comparison (n=21) groups. The primary outcome was attention
postintervention measured by the Conners' Continuous Performance Test, Second
Edition (CCPT). Secondary outcomes included parent and child mindfulness, child
quality of life, parental well-being, child executive function, child behaviour,
child physical measures, and the parent-child relationship. RESULTS: Children in
the MiYoga group demonstrated significantly better attention postintervention
than the waitlist comparison group, with lower inattention scores on the hit
reaction time standard error (F1,33 =4.59, p=0.04, partial eta-squared
[etap2]=0.13) variable and fewer perseveration errors (F1,33 =4.60, p=0.04,
etap2=0.13) on the CCPT. Intention-to-treat analysis also revealed that sustained
attention in the MiYoga group was significantly better than in the waitlist
comparison group postintervention (F1,37 =5.97, p=0.02, etap2=0.14). Parents in
the MiYoga group demonstrated significantly decreased mindfulness (Mindfulness
Attention Awareness Scale; F1,33 =10.130, p=0.003, etap2=0.246). INTERPRETATION:
MiYoga offers a lifestyle intervention that improves attention in children with
CP. MiYoga can be considered as an additional option to standard rehabilitation
to enhance attention for children with CP. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: MiYoga, an
embodied mindfulness-based movement programme, can enhance attention (more
attentive and consistent performance) in children with cerebral palsy. MiYoga had
no significant effect on physical functioning.
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