[Feedback strategies in assistive technology to promote social participation in children with cerebral palsy: Systematic review]. / Estrategias de retroalimentación inmersas en tecnologías de asistencia para promover la participación social de niños con parálisis cerebral: revisión sistemática.

INTRODUCTION: Living with cerebral palsy has consequences such as social interaction. Assistive technologies used for improving independence only focuses on biological and physiological variables. The main objective in this review is to synthesize the evidence on interventions with assistive technologies, including feedback systems, with the aim of discovering outcomes of social participation in children with cerebral palsy. METHODOLOGY: There were 5 databases from rehabilitation which showed 683 articles in which only 9 were included. RESULTS: The studies assessed social participation with several instruments. The majority suggested positive effects in activities such as: walking, writing, playing, and social interaction. There were tools such as electronic pencils, switches, and exoskeletons present. CONCLUSION: Due to the poor quality of the methodologies of these studies, the search does not establish solid conclusions. However, the evidence suggests that assistive technologies with feedback have a positive impact on aspects of social participation.