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- Title
Adult outcomes and lifespan issues for people with childhood-onset physical disability.
- Authors
ROEBROECK, MARIJ E.; JAHNSEN, REIDUN; CARONA, CARLOS; KENT, RUTH M.; CHAMBERLAIN, M. ANNE
- Abstract
This paper aimed to discuss functioning, quality of life, (QoL) and lifespan care issues of adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset physical disability from a clinical, scientific, and personal perspective. We present a résumé of results of recently performed studies in rehabilitation-based samples of (young) adults with childhood-onset conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP) and spina bifida (SB), and different models of transition and lifespan care. The studies showed that many young adults with a childhood-onset disability experience health-related problems such as functional deterioration, pain or fatigue, and an inactive lifestyle. A significant number are restricted in participation in work, housing, and intimate relationships. They perceive a lower health-related and global QoL compared with a reference group. In some centres in the UK and the Netherlands specialized outpatient services are available or being developed. In conclusion, transition to adulthood is a critical phase for reaching autonomous participation in adult life. There is an international challenge to incorporate a lifespan perspective in paediatric, transition, and adult health care services for persons with a childhood-onset disability.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY of life; DISABILITIES; CEREBRAL palsy; FATIGUE (Physiology); LIFESTYLES; CHILDREN with disabilities
- Publication
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009, Vol 51, Issue 8, p670
- ISSN
0012-1622
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03322.x