Derotational splint effecton children fine motor and independence.

Valda Šližytė. Derotational splint effecton children fine motor and independence. Master„sthesis. Supervisor – PhD Audronė Prasauskienė. Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, Faculty of Nursing, Clinic of Children Rehabilitation. Kaunas, 2018; 63p. The aim of the research: To evaluate the effect of correctional splint on children with cerebral palsy, fine motor and independence. The tasks of the research: 1. To evaluate the effect of derotational splint in developing independence on children with cerebral palsy. 2. To evaluate the effect of derotational splint in developing children with cerebral palsy fine motor. 3. To investigate the parents' opinion about derotational splint use and the impact on children with cerebral palsy in dependence and fine motor. Methodology.1. Functional Independence Measure (WeeFIM). 2. Jebsen Hand Function Test. 3. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition (PDMS-2). 4. Statistical data analysis was performed using the data collection and analysis \"SPSS 25\" program pack age. Participants. 24 children with cerebral palsy, who had fine motor and independence dissorders. During the research, the target group was divided in to research and normal groups. Conclusions. 1. Children with cerebral palsy independence have a statistically significant improvement in both groups, p<0.05. 2. Children with cerebral palsy fine motor skills were statistically significantly improvedin there search and usual groups p <0.05. 3. The major it of parents' of children with cerebral palsy, answers to the use of derotational splints for the development of fine motor skills and independence skills are positive, but they would like to see a greater impact on the use of the sebelts in various activities