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Active Aging: What Supports Do Older People with Cerebral Palsy Need? Badia, Marta González Alonso, María Yolanda Aceves Díez, Raquel Cano-Rosás, Mónica Cerebral palsy Aging Active aging Health Support services Qualitative research Parálisis cerebral Envejecimiento-Aspectos sociales Cerebral palsy Aging-Social aspects 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. 2025-03-03T12:40:50Z 2025-03-03T12:40:50Z 2024-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 0192-4788 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10275 10.1080/01924788.2024.2317054 1544-4368 eng Activities, Adaptation & Aging https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2024.2317054 Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Routledge https://riubu.ubu.es/bitstream/10259/10275/5/Badia-aaa_2024.pdf.jpg Hispana TEXT http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ RIUBU. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10275