An investigation of the quality of pretend play ability in children with cerebral palsy.
Aust Occup Ther J
; 66(2): 210-218, 2019 04.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of permanent disorders in the development of movement and posture due to non-progressive disturbances during foetal or infant brain development that can result in activity limitations, including engagement in pretend play.METHODS:
Twenty children aged four to seven years with spastic CP participated in this descriptive qualitative study. The Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment (ChIPPA) clinical observations were analysed from five categories Time, Interaction with the examiner, Imitation, Theme and Story.RESULTS:
Seventy per cent (70%) of the children completed the assessment (Time), and 90% of children interacted socially with the examiner during the play (Interaction with the examiner). All children initiated their pretend play without requiring examiner demonstration (Imitation). Sixty per cent (60%) of the children were appropriate to their stage of development for Theme. Finally, 60% of the children set up a scenario, but did not develop a narrative (Story).CONCLUSION:
Qualitative aspects of the children's pretend play performance were satisfactory, showing typical play indicators in all the categories, except for 'Story'. 'Story' represents more complexity in a child's pretend play ability. Therefore, a play intervention is suggested to stimulate and expand the pretend play ability of preschool children with CP.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Jogos e Brinquedos
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Paralisia Cerebral
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Terapia Ocupacional
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Imaginação
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article