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- Title
Aspects of activities and participation in daily life related to body structure and function in adolescents with obstetrical brachial plexus palsy: a descriptive follow-up study.
- Authors
C, Strömbeck; E, Fernell
- Abstract
Aim: To analyse whether activities and participation in daily life differed between adolescents with obstetrical brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) and their able-bodied peers. Method: Fifty-one teenagers born in 1985-1987 with OBPP and a comparison group consisting of 116 age-matched adolescents in a socioeconomically and socioculturally representative area answered a self-report questionnaire concerning their daily life, school performance and friendships. The OBPP group was divided into three functional groups according to the degree of severity of the OBPP. Results: Subjects with OBPP had interests, activities and a social life very similar to those of the teenagers in the comparison group. Differences were, however, found in self-esteem for sport/motor activities, with self-esteem being significantly lower in teenagers with the most severe type of OBPP. The OBPP groups were concerned about the risks for their affected and unaffected limb. IConclusion: In our society, adolescents with OBPP report a typical teenage life today.
- Subjects
TEENAGERS' conduct of life; BRACHIAL plexus diseases
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2003, Vol 92, Issue 6, p740
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/08035250310002416