Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 27-33 , January 2009

The Impact of Adaptive Seating Devices on the Lives of Young Children With Cerebral Palsy and Their Families

Presented to the International Seating Symposium, March 9, 2007, Orlando, FL.

  • Stephen E. Ryan, MSc, PEng

      Affiliations

    • Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Departments of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Stephen E. Ryan, MSc, PEng, Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, 150 Kilgour Rd, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4G 1R8
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  • Kent A. Campbell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Patricia J. Rigby, MHSc, OTReg(Ont)

      Affiliations

    • Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Departments of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Barbara Fishbein-Germon, MSW, RSW
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  • Darlene Hubley, BSc, OTReg(Ont)

      Affiliations

    • Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto, ON, Canada
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  • Betty Chan, MSc, OTReg(Ont)

      Affiliations

    • Bloorview Research Institute, Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto, ON, Canada

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    Mean scores at the baseline (weeks 1 and 3), intervention (week 9), and postintervention (week 12) phases for the technology acceptance and FIATS subscales.

    Mean scores at the baseline (weeks 1 and 3), intervention (week 9), and postintervention (week 12) phases for the technology acceptance and FIATS subscales.

 Supported by SickKids Foundation/Institute for Human Development, Child and Youth Health – Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant no. XG 04-088).

 We certify that we have affiliations with an organization with a financial interest in the subject materials discussed in the manuscript. The seating devices described in this study were developed at Bloorview Kids Rehab in Toronto, ON, Canada. Bloorview receives royalties from the sale of these devices from Otto Bock HealthCare Canada Limited.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01541-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.011

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 27-33 , January 2009

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