Document Type : Original Articles
Authors
1 Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,
2 Physiotherapy Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background: Among the important issues and problems related to children with cerebral palsy after tone disorder and imbalance, attention and concentration disorders of these children during activities can be mentioned. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between attention and balance in children with cerebral palsy.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 15 children with hemiplegia (8.8 ±2), and 10 with diplegia (8.5± 1.43), with Gross Motor Function Classification System level II, and Manual Ability Classification System level II were recruited from occupational therapy clinics in Tehran, Iran. Attention and balance were measured by Continuous Performance Test (CPT) and Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), respectively. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used at a significance level of α=0.05 to determine the relationship between attention and balance in children with CP.
Results: The study showed Spearman's correlation test had no significant interaction between dynamic and static balance with attention (P<0.05) in children with hemiplegia. However, there was a significant correlation between dynamic balance and attention (P=0.04), static balance and attention (P=0.01), along total balance and attention (P=0.02) in children with the same category.
Conclusion: Based on our findings, there was a significant correlation between attention and balance in diplegic CP, but not for hemiplegic. Considering that diplegic children have weaker dynamic and static balance compared to hemiplegic children, it seems that sources pay more attention to balance and due to the small size of the samples, it needs further investigation
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