The Use of Mirror Therapy in Children with Physical Disabilities: A Scoping Review
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1453-SSRC
Authors
1. Department of Behavioral, Cognitive and Technology Sciences in Sports, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
2Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Science in Sport, Faculty of Sport Science and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
3Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Objectives: This scoping review aimed to allow a better understanding of current evidence regarding Mirror therapy (MT)
among children to help the future development of MT intervention protocol on children.
Methods: PubMed, Science-direct, Web of Science, and ProQuest databases were searched from January 2005 to January
2023 for interventions within the scope of MT for children. Google Scholar was also scanned for additional resources. The
process of the present study was according to the guidelines of The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The main inclusion criteria were English and Persian language
and peer-reviewed empirical studies of MT for children. We are charting methodological information from articles
according to participant characteristics, design, intervention, and outcome measures.
Results: Of 20 studies included in this scoping review, 18 studies were conducted in children with hemiplegic
cerebral palsy (HCP), and only two studies were in other conditions. Eighteen articles were randomized controlled clinical
trials, one case study, and one single subject. Thirty-seven outcomes were in the body structures and functions level, and ten
outcome measures were in the activities and participation levels of ICF.
Conclusion: the main finding of our study was that MT studies in children are insufficient and limited to children with HCP and in most of the studies, the functions of BF and BS levels of ICF are considered as research outcomes. The review indicates that in future studies, it is necessary to pay more consideration to other disorders beyond HCP, furthermore, levels of activity and participation as the outcome need to be used more.
among children to help the future development of MT intervention protocol on children.
Methods: PubMed, Science-direct, Web of Science, and ProQuest databases were searched from January 2005 to January
2023 for interventions within the scope of MT for children. Google Scholar was also scanned for additional resources. The
process of the present study was according to the guidelines of The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The main inclusion criteria were English and Persian language
and peer-reviewed empirical studies of MT for children. We are charting methodological information from articles
according to participant characteristics, design, intervention, and outcome measures.
Results: Of 20 studies included in this scoping review, 18 studies were conducted in children with hemiplegic
cerebral palsy (HCP), and only two studies were in other conditions. Eighteen articles were randomized controlled clinical
trials, one case study, and one single subject. Thirty-seven outcomes were in the body structures and functions level, and ten
outcome measures were in the activities and participation levels of ICF.
Conclusion: the main finding of our study was that MT studies in children are insufficient and limited to children with HCP and in most of the studies, the functions of BF and BS levels of ICF are considered as research outcomes. The review indicates that in future studies, it is necessary to pay more consideration to other disorders beyond HCP, furthermore, levels of activity and participation as the outcome need to be used more.
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