TY - JOUR
T1 - The training and support programme (involving basic massage) for parents of children with cerebral palsy: an implementation study
AU - Barlow, Julie H.
AU - Powell, Lesley A.
AU - Cheshire, A.
N1 - The full text of this article is not available from this repository.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Training and Support Programme (TSP), involving the learning of basic massage skills, among parents caring for children with cerebral palsy. The sample comprised 70 parents and their children (n=67n=67). Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires at baseline (before the TSP) and at 4-month follow-up. A sub-sample of 10 participants were interviewed. Comparisons over time revealed statistically significant improvements in parents’ anxious and depressed moods, stress, self-efficacy and satisfaction with life, and, parental perceptions’ of children's sleeping, mobility and eating. Interviews revealed that parents valued having a new skill, felt calmer, and noted a number of changes in children's well-being and functioning. These changes were more extensive than may be expected from a simple intervention and warrant further systematic investigation
AB - The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Training and Support Programme (TSP), involving the learning of basic massage skills, among parents caring for children with cerebral palsy. The sample comprised 70 parents and their children (n=67n=67). Data were collected by self-administered questionnaires at baseline (before the TSP) and at 4-month follow-up. A sub-sample of 10 participants were interviewed. Comparisons over time revealed statistically significant improvements in parents’ anxious and depressed moods, stress, self-efficacy and satisfaction with life, and, parental perceptions’ of children's sleeping, mobility and eating. Interviews revealed that parents valued having a new skill, felt calmer, and noted a number of changes in children's well-being and functioning. These changes were more extensive than may be expected from a simple intervention and warrant further systematic investigation
KW - Massage
KW - Children
KW - Cerebral palsy
KW - Parents
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33845934198
U2 - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2006.03.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1360-8592
SN - 1532-9283
VL - 11
SP - 44
EP - 53
JO - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
JF - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
IS - 1
ER -