@article{ref1,
title="Perceived cause, environmental factors, and consequences of falls in adults with cerebral palsy: a preliminary mixed methods study",
journal="Rehabilitation research and practice",
year="2015",
author="Morgan, Prue and McDonald, Rachael and McGinley, Jennifer",
volume="2015",
number="",
pages="e196395-e196395",
abstract="OBJECTIVE. Describe perceived cause, environmental influences, and consequences of falls or near-falls in ambulant adults with cerebral palsy (CP). <br><br>METHODS. Adults with CP completed postal surveys and follow-up semistructured interviews. Surveys sought information on demographic data, self-nominated Gross Motor Function Classification Score (GMFCS-E&R), falls, and near-falls. Interviews gathered additional information on falls experiences, near-falls, and physical and psychosocial consequences. <br><br>RESULTS. Thirty-four adults with CP participated. Thirty-three participants reported at least one fall in the previous year. Twenty-six participants reported near-falls. Most commonly, falls occurred indoors, at home, and whilst engaged in nonhazardous ambulation. Adults with CP experienced adverse falls consequences, lower limb injuries predominant (37%), and descriptions of fear, embarrassment, powerlessness, and isolation. <br><br>DISCUSSION. Adults with CP may experience injurious falls. Further investigation into the impact of falls on health-related quality of life and effective remediation strategies is warranted to provide comprehensive falls prevention programs for this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2090-2867",
doi="10.1155/2015/196395",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/196395"
}