Evidence Based Adaptation and Evaluation of a Somatosensory Assessment for use with Children with Cerebral Palsy
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Susan Lea | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Sonya Girdler | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-18T06:03:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-18T06:03:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59695 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
This PhD described a four-phased research project, using multiple methods to review and adapt an adult assessment tool, the sense_assess©, and determine its psychometric properties and applicability for use with a clinical population of children with cerebral palsy. Overall, this PhD provided evidence to support the sense_assess© kids as a feasible measure of somatosensation for paediatric use. This tool can now be used to profile the tactile discrimination, haptic object recognition and proprioceptive capacity of children with neurological disorders. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | Evidence Based Adaptation and Evaluation of a Somatosensory Assessment for use with Children with Cerebral Palsy | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
| curtin.note |
The full version of this thesis is under embargo until 29 Nov 2020 | en_US |
| curtin.department | School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Health Sciences | en_US |