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T1 Active Aging: What Supports Do Older People with Cerebral Palsy Need?
A1 Badia, Marta
A1 González Alonso, María Yolanda
A1 Aceves Díez, Raquel
A1 Cano-Rosás, Mónica
K1 Cerebral palsy
K1 Aging
K1 Active aging
K1 Health
K1 Support services
K1 Qualitative research
K1 Parálisis cerebral
K1 Cerebral palsy
K1 Envejecimiento-Aspectos sociales
K1 Aging-Social aspects
AB 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.
PB Routledge
SN 0192-4788
YR 2024
FD 2024-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10275
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10275
LA eng
NO This study was partly supported by the Institute on Community Integration (INICO),University of Salamanca, Spain.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 21-abr-2025