Table 1.
Characteristics of the included study.
| Study Details | Country | Settings | Study Design | Study Period | Study Participants | Characteristics of Participating Children with CP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Economic Classification | Number | Age (Range, Mean (SD), Median [IQR]) | Sex | GMFCS Level | |||||
| Donker et al., 2019 [27] | Ghana | Lower MIC | Community-based | Qualitative | July 2015–July 2016 | Children with CP; Primary caregivers of children with CP | 18 | Range: 1 y 6 m–11 y 11 m | F: 10, M: 8 | GMFCS I–II: 4; GMFCS III–V: 14 |
| Caselli et al., 2017 [25] | Brazil | Upper MIC | Hospital/Clinic/Centre-based | Descriptive analytical | Not reported | Children with spastic quadriplegia | 54 | Range: 2 y 1 m–18 y 7 m | F: 20, M: 34 | Not reported |
| Soylu et al., 2008 [23] | Turkey | Upper MIC | Hospital/Clinic/Centre-based | Experimental | May 2007–April 2008 | Children with quadriplegic CP | 45 | Mean ± SD: 5 y 6 m ± 3 y 7 m | F: 16, M: 29 | GMFCS I–II: 3; GMFCS III–V: 42 |
| Zuurmond et al., 2018 [24] | Ghana | Lower MIC | Community-based | Experimental | February 2015–July 2016 | Children with CP; Primary caregivers of children with CP | 64 | Range: 1 y 6 m–12 y 0 m Mean ± SD: 3 y 10 m ± 2 y 8 m |
F: 26, M: 38 | GMFCS I–II: 15; GMFCS III: 17; GMFCS IV–V: 32 |
| Adams et al., 2011 [20] | Bangladesh | Lower MIC | Hospital/Clinic/Centre-based | Experimental | Not reported | Children with CP; Primary caregivers of children with CP | 22 | Range: 1 y 7 m–10 y 9 m; Mean ± SD:3 y 11 m ± 2 y 3 m | F: 14, M: 8 | GMFCS III–V: 22 |
| Pike T et al., 2016 [22] | South Africa | Upper MIC | Hospital/Clinic/Centre-based | Experimental | August 2007–January 2009 | Children with CP; Primary caregivers of children with CP | 16 | Range: 1 y 0 m–18 y 0 m | F: 6, M: 10 | GMFCS I–II: 1/16; GMFCS III–V: 15/16 |
| Gracia-Contreras et al., 2014 [26] | Mexico | Upper MIC | Hospital/Clinic/Centre-based | Descriptive analytical | 2010–2011 [month not reported] | Children with quadriplegic CP | 13 | Range: 6 y 11 m–12 y 10 m Mean: 9 y 7 m |
F: 8, M: 5 | GMFCS V: 13 |
| Omar et al.,2017 [21] | Egypt | Lower MIC | Hospital/Clinic/Centre-based | Experimental | January 2017–April 2017 | Children with CP; Primary caregivers of children with CP | 20 | Median [IQR]: 2 y 6 m [1 y 1 m, 4 y 10 m] | F: 6, M: 14 | GMFCS III-1/20; GMFCS level IV: 8/20; GMFCS level V: 11/20 |
CP, Cerebral Palsy; MIC, Middle-income country; GMFCS, Gross Motor Function Classification System.