Dr. Peter Rosenbaum

Biography

Dr. Peter Rosenbaum is Co-Founder of CanChild. He is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and an Associate Member of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University. Peter holds a CIHR Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability (2001-2007 & 2008-2014) which allows Peter to devote his time to clinical and health services research. His research interests include studies of the processes of care research program, the evaluation of family-centred functional approaches to care, how to describe and measure functional status and the development and implementation of a database system for gross motor disability. He works with a number of graduate students at several universities. From 2007-12 Peter was the inaugural Director of the McMaster Child Health Research Institute, of which CanChild was a Founding Member.

Area of Focus

childhood disability, family-centred service, family wellbeing in families of children with 'complicated lives', measurement and functional classification in childhood disability

Resources

Move & Play Executive Summary

The purpose of the Move & PLAY study was to gain a better understanding of the child, family, and service delivery factors that support the development of movement abilities and participation in self-care, recreation, and play of preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Patterns and Predictors of Recreational and Leisure Participation for Children with Physical Disabilities

For children and youth, involvement in life situations includes participation in recreational and leisure activities as well as school and work activities.

PARTICIPATE STUDY: The Participation of Children with Disabilities

The PARTICIPATE study has been designed to examine the participation of children with physical disabilities in formal and informal everyday activities.

Quality FM

The Quality FM is an observational instrument to be used in the evaluation of the quality of movement in children with cerebral palsy.

Research summary: Changing the task or changing the environment = Changing the Child

This summary is written to help families of children with Cerebral Palsy to understand the findings of a research study “Focus on function: a cluster, randomized controlled trial comparing child-versus contextfocused intervention for young children with cerebral palsy”.

Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST)

The Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test is an outcome measure designed to evaluate movement patterns and hand function in children with cerebral palsy.

Sleep Issues Among Children with Cerebral Palsy

Sleep issues are very common throughout infancy, childhood, and pre-adolescence. Studies estimate that sleep disturbances vary from 5% to 40% among all children.

The ‘Key Worker’ Model of Service Delivery

The ‘key worker’ model is a method of service delivery involving a person who works in a guide role with families.

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF): A Global Model to Guide Clinical Thinking and Practice in Childhood Disability

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (WHO, 2001) is a classification system developed by the World Health Organization that focuses on the ‘components of health’.

The Impact of Environmental Setting on the Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Research Findings and Clinical Implications

Gross motor function of children with CP is highly variable. Children who are able to walk vary in their speed, endurance, and need for assistive devices.

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Dr. Peter Rosenbaum

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Biography

Area of Focus

Resources

Move & Play Executive Summary

Patterns and Predictors of Recreational and Leisure Participation for Children with Physical Disabilities

PARTICIPATE STUDY: The Participation of Children with Disabilities

Quality FM

Research summary: Changing the task or changing the environment = Changing the Child

Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST)

Sleep Issues Among Children with Cerebral Palsy

The ‘Key Worker’ Model of Service Delivery

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF): A Global Model to Guide Clinical Thinking and Practice in Childhood Disability

The Impact of Environmental Setting on the Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Research Findings and Clinical Implications