Abstract:

Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) in children can severely affect balance, movement and posture (Vitrikas et al., 2020). Children with CP seem to participate less in personal care and hygiene, home and school tasks. Participating in everyday life activities is fundamental for every person and seem to be important for independence (Parkes et al., 2010). Occupational therapy aims to provide engagement in activities of daily living and meaningful occupations (Soderback, 2009). Aim: The aim of this review is to identify intervention methods that facilitate activities of daily living for children with cerebral palsy. Method: For this scoping review three databases were used for data extraction: Cinahl, Pubmed and Psycinfo. All steps by the Johanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual, were followed. Results: Seven interventions were proposed. Those were either activity focused or function focused. The methods were active vestibular intervention, goal-oriented program, group-task oriented program, constrained-Induced movement therapy, virtual reality intervention, “regular” occupational therapy program and Hand Arm Intensive Therapy (HABIT). Conclusions: Different interventions seemed appropriate for facilitation of daily activities for children with CP. In each intervention different assessment scales were used to measure outcomes and this may give an unclear view of which might be the most effective for this population.