Journal article
The Journey to Sustainable Participation in Physical Activity for Adolescents Living with Cerebral Palsy
G Kilgour, NS Stott, M Steele, B Adair, A Hogan, C Imms
Children | MDPI | Published : 2023
Abstract
Purpose: To understand adolescents’ and their parents’ perspectives on ‘being active’, this study explored the experience of participation in physical activity (PA), the role of long-term participation in PA, and the importance of remaining active for life. Methods: Eight ambulant adolescents with CP (aged 11–16 years, seven male) participated in a high-level mobility programme twice per week for 12 weeks. Guided using interpretive description, adolescents and 12 of their parents were interviewed before, after and nine months following the programme. Thirty-eight interviews were coded, analysed, and interpreted, informed by audit information, reflective journaling, and team discussions. Resu..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the eight participants and their families for their commitment to this research over a 13-month period, including a three-month period of COVID lockdown in New Zealand. Thank you to Gala Kirke, at Craighead Diocesan School, Timaru, New Zealand, who brought G.K. ideas together to develop the beautiful waka images and Journey of Sustained Participation'. G.K. would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Australian Commonwealth Government for support through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship during her doctoral studies. at the Australian Catholic University and the University of Melbourne.