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PURPOSE: To measure activity, participation and QoL in children with CP and to
determine how these differ from a comparable group of typically developing (TD)
children. METHOD: A total of eleven males and eight females with CP ranging in
age from 5 to 12 years (mean age 7 years 10 months, SD 1 year 10 months; GMFCS
level I-II) and 19 age and sex matched TD peers were recruited. Activity was
measured using Paediatric Activity Card Sort (PACS), 6-Minute Walk Test and Timed
Up and Go Test (TUG). Participation was measured using the assessment of Life
Habits (LIFE-H) and quality of life was measured using the Cerebral Palsy Quality
of Life Questionnaire (CP-QoL). RESULTS: TD children performed more activities of
personal care than children with CP, as assessed via the PACS, t(40) = 3.266, p =
0.002. TD children participate in more life habits than children with CP across
all the LIFE-H domains except that of relationships. Results from the CP-QoL
indicate that TD children experience a greater QoL in the domains of functioning,
t(40) = 2.824, p = 0.007, and participation and physical health, t(40) = 3.543, p
= 0.001, than children with CP.Conclusions: These findings encourage the
development of therapeutic interventions that aim to reduce these imbalances at
all levels of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

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