Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) / Introduction: Cerebral palsy is one of the leading causes of disability globally. The number of new
cases of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is on the increase. Rehabilitation is the most common
intervention used to help children with CP in Kenya. Early initiation of the rehabilitation process, and
involvement of the family are important for optimal functional outcomes for children with cerebral
palsy. This study aimed to establish the incidence of children under six years old with CP at the
physiotherapy and occupational therapy department at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya in 2015.
This was done in order to establish the need for rehabilitation services. Furthermore, the study aimed
to explore and describe the direct patient process of care as part of the current rehabilitation process
followed for children with CP from the age of 0to 6 years in order to identify any room for
improvement.
Study population and Methodology: Data were collected in two phases. Phase A consisted of
collecting information pertaining to the number of new cases (incidence) of children with CP under
six years of age in 2015 treated at the therapy (occupational and physiotherapy) departments at KNH.
For this purpose, all records of children with CP under the age of six years at the rehabilitation
department in 2015 were included and reviewed. For Phase B, a mixed methods approach and a
parallel convergent design were used to explore the direct patient process of care component of the
rehabilitation process.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6585 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Ngota, Daniel Odhiambo |
| Contributors | Ennion, Liezel |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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