[Comparison of participation between children with cerebral palsy and typically developing peers 8-14 years old in leisure activities]

Children's participation in leisure and recreational activities is associated with their well-being. The Purpose of this study was to compare of participation between children with cerebral palsy and typically developing peers 8-14 years old. In this cross sectional study, 30 children with cerebral palsy [mean age: 11 years and 1 month] from special education school and 30 typically developing peers [11 years and 6 months] from typical schools through convenient nonprobability sampling were selected. Participants were evaluated with the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment [CAPE].The data were analyzed by spss17. There were significant differences between children with cerebral palsy and typically developing peers [p= 0.000] in diversity scale. The intensity of participation in peer group was more than children with cerebral palsy [p=0.000]. No significant differences were found between the groups in the enjoyment. There were no significant main effects of gender, also significant interaction effect between group type and gender for CAPE variables. The participation of peer group in most activities was more than children with cerebral palsy. Physical disability can affect participation of children in everyday activities and socialization. Knowledge about participation of cerebral palsy children can help to health care professional to establish interventions that fit with children's preferences and can promote their health and participation

[Test-retest reliability of the Purdue Pegboard test for chidren with down syndrome]

Down syndrome is considered as one of the most important causes of disability. In children with Down syndrome, compliance with poor motor coordination has a considerable effect on different motor skills including dexterity. Purdue Pegboard test is one of the tools used in occupational therapy to assess fine motor skills of upper extremity. The purpose of this study was to determine the test-retest reliability and practice effects of the Purdue Pegboard in children with Down syndrome. Twenty-four children with Down syndrome aging 7-14 [mean:9/7 +/- 2/7] of both sexes were non-randomly selected from rehabilitation clinics and hospitals of Tehran. A demographic questionnaire was used for documenting participant's general data and the Purdue Pegboard test and a timer were used to determine the reliability. Each subtest was administered three times in a row. The time interval between test and retest was one week. The relative reliability in repeated measures was above 80% in different items of Purdue Pegboard test in single and mean of testes, thus it indicates an optimum reliability. The absolute reliability was lower than 10% of maximum obtained scores at each subtest in one and three trial of test that indicates acceptable errors of measurement. The results of the present study indicate that Purdue Pegboard test is enough reliable in one and three trials for evaluating a manual dexterity of children with Down syndrome

[Test-retest reliability of the Purdue Pegboard test in drug on-phase for patients with Parkinson's disease]

Parkinson's disease [PD] is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which its onset is later in adults and it's incidence increases in people aged between 55 and 60 years. Dexterity, because of it's role at upper extremity function and person independency in function, is assessed in rehabilitation. Purdue-Pegboard test often is used in rehabilitation clinical settings. The purpose of this study was to determine the test-retest reliability and practice effects of the Purdue Pegboard test in persons with PD. 24 PD patients aging 5- 89 of both sexes were non-randomly selected from rehabilitation clinics and hospitals of Tehran. A demographic questionnaire was used for documenting patient's general data and the Purdue pegboard test and a timer were used for determining of reliability. Each subtest was administered three times in a row. The time distance between test and retest was one week. The relative reliability in repeated measures was above 90% in different items of Purdue pegboard test in single and mean of testes in off phase, thus indicates an excellent reliability. The absolute reliability [SEM] was lower than 10% of maximum obtained scores at each subtest in one and three trial of test that indicates acceptable errors of measurement. The results of the present study indicate that Purdue Pegboard test is enough reliable in evaluating a manual dexterity of Parkinson patients in drug on-phase