2026-04-20T21:16:00Zhttps://riubu.ubu.es/oai/requestoai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/102752025-03-04T01:05:54Zcom_10259_4725com_10259_5086com_10259_2604col_10259_4726
Badia, Marta
González Alonso, María Yolanda
Aceves Díez, Raquel
Cano-Rosás, Mónica
2025-03-03T12:40:50Z
2025-03-03T12:40:50Z
2024-02
0192-4788
http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10275
10.1080/01924788.2024.2317054
1544-4368
Advances in medical care have greatly helped increase the life expectancy of people with cerebral palsy (CP). A focus group and an open-ended questionnaire were applied to identify the changes associated with aging in CP and explore the most appropriate support services to promote active aging from the perspective of sociosanitary professionals. Five themes emerged from thematic analysis: aging peculiarities, support needs, autonomy, services, and contextual factors. The results have shown that professionals recognized an accelerated aging process associated with CP. They described as key aspects of active aging: perceiving physical and emotional well-being, having a life project, participating, enjoying autonomy, and being self-determined. In addition, they suggested the desirability of developing person-centered interventions throughout the life cycle. The findings associated with the aging process are considered strategic for designing procedures to provide opportunities for older people with CP to enjoy an active and healthy life.
This study was partly supported by the Institute on Community Integration (INICO),University of Salamanca, Spain.
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Activities, Adaptation & Aging
https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2024.2317054
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Cerebral palsy
Aging
Active aging
Health
Support services
Qualitative research
Parálisis cerebral
Envejecimiento-Aspectos sociales
Cerebral palsy
Aging-Social aspects
Active Aging: What Supports Do Older People with Cerebral Palsy Need?
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