Play and Be Happy? Leisure Participation and Quality of Life in School-Aged Children with Cerebral Palsy

Table 3

Mean scores of domains of participation in leisure activities as assessed by the CAPE.

Domain of participation 𝑁=63	Diversity mean (range)	Frequency mean (range)	Enjoyment mean (range)
Recreational activities	9.34 (5–12)	4.10 (1.6–6)	4.28 (2.9–5.1)
Active physical activities	3.03 (0–7)	1.68 (0–4.33)	4.49 (2.6–5.3)
Social activities	6.87 (4–9)	3.12 (1.5–4.7)	4.37 (2.7–5.3)
Skill-based activities	2.8 (0–6)	1.45 (0–3.8)	4.12 (1–5)
Self-improvement activities	5.58 (1–9)	2.82 (0.6–5.6)	3.5 (1.5–5)
Formal activities	3.87 (0–9)	1.28 (0–3)	4.06 (0–5)
Informal activities	23.77 (13–31)	3.3 (1.8–4.8)	4.16 (3–5)

Scoring: Diversity (number of different activities) = number of activities involved in compared to total number of activities. Intensity (how often) = (1) 1x/4 months, (2) 2x/4 months, (3) 1x/month, (4) 2-3x/month, (5) f1x/week, (6) 2-3x/week, (7) daily. Enjoyment (how much do you enjoy) = (1) not at all, (2) somewhat, sort of, (3) pretty much, (4) very much, (5) love it.