Exercise Training Among Children With Cerebral Palsy to Increase Health and Well-being - A Feasibility Study

The use of eHealth in children with cerebral palsy (CP) holds promise to increase participation in exercise. eHealth, has shown to increase accessibility to appropriate healthcare professionals as well as reduces time- and energy consuming transportation to/from physical appointments\[5\]. In children with CP reduced transportation to and from appointments, increased access to appropriate healthcare s professionals have shown to increase exercise. However, the knowledge on how eHealth can support children with CP to participate in exercise is scarce and to the best of our knowledge there are no studies studying eHealth to increase exercise in children with CP. If HOME-EX research project is successful, we will unravel knowledge that will facilitate implementation of prescription of targeted, personalized exercise regimes to children with CP to enhance health and wellbeing and furthermore set a healthy lifestyle. PURPOSE AND AIMS The overall goal of the HOME-EX project is to develop, feasibility test, pilot the efficacy and map the conditions for future implement an eHealth application to support participation in exercise at home in children with CP who are ambulant (CP-A). The specific aims are: Aim 1: From a pre-exciting eHealth-solution develop an application for Android-based tablet supporting exercise in the home of the children with CP-A in co-creation with children, family caregivers, professional caregivers, sports professionals and researchers. Aim 2: Develop exe…

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Åsa B Tornberg, Associate Professor  ·  +46-46-222 97 66  ·  asa.tornberg@med.lu.se

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