Journal article
The effect of interventions aimed at improving participation outcomes for children with disabilities: A systematic review
B Adair, A Ullenhag, D Keen, M Granlund, C Imms
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12809
Abstract
Aim: Enhancement of participation has been described as the ultimate outcome for health and educational interventions. The goal of this systematic review was to identify and critically appraise studies that aimed to improve the participation outcomes of children with disabilities. Method: Nine databases that index literature from the fields of health, psychology, and education were searched to retrieve information on research conducted with children with disabilities aged between 5 years and 18 years. Articles were included if the author(s) reported that participation was an intended outcome of the intervention. The articles included were limited to those reporting high-level primary researc..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Professor Mats Granlund undertook a component of this work during a Visiting Fellowship funded by, and undertaken at, the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. Dr Anna Ullenhag undertook a component of this work during a post-doctoral appointment at the Australian Catholic University, partially funded by Stiftelsen Sunnerdahls handikappfond, Sallskapet barnavard and Riksforbundet for rorelsehindrade barn och ungdomar. The organizations which provided financial support to Professor Granlund and Dr Ullenhag were not involved in the study design, data collection, data analysis, manuscript preparation, or any publication decisions. The research group would also like to acknowledge and thank Professor Peter Rosenbaum for his insightful feedback during the drafting of this manuscript. This project was undertaken under the auspices of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded Centre for Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy.