Functioning and activity outcomes of the Akwenda Intervention Program for children and young adults with cerebral palsy in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial
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Abstract
This study looked at whether the Akwenda Intervention Program, specially developed for low-resource settings, could help children and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) do better in their daily activities.
The study involved 100 children and young adults, ages 2 to 23 years, from rural Eastern Uganda. Half of them took part in the Akwenda Intervention Program, while the other half waited without the program. Researchers used two tools to measure how the children were doing before and after the program, looking at things like movement, mobility, self-care skills, and social interaction.
The children who participated in the program showed bigger improvements compared to the group that did not. They got better at interacting with others, taking care of themselves, and performing basic physical movements. The biggest improvement was seen in how much help they needed from caregivers, meaning they became more independent.
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