Research Article
Play and Be Happy? Leisure Participation and Quality of Life in School-Aged Children with Cerebral Palsy
Table 1
Characteristics of participants.
| | | Study participants () | Nonparticipants () |
| | Mean age | | years | years |
| | Gender | | 62% male | 52% male |
| | Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) | Level I | 59% | 10% | | Level II | 22% | — | | Level III–V | 18% | 90% |
| | CP distribution | Spastic quadriplegia | 24% | 61% | | Spastic hemiplegia | 35% | 9.5% | | Spastic diplegia | 24% | 9.5% | | Other | 17% | 4.8% |
| | School setting | Regular school | 56% | 24% | | Special school | 44% | 76% |
| | Rehabilitation services | Received rehabilitation services in the past 6 months | 84% | 100% |
| | Socioeconomic status (combined household income before taxes) | 0–$19,000 | 12% | 13% | | $20,000–$39,000 | 27% | 27% | | $40,000–$59,000 | 21% | 20% | | $60,000–$79,000 | 14% | 27% | | $80,000+ | 26% | 13% |
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