title: Identification of facilitators and barriers to physical activity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore facilitators and barriers to participation in physical activity and sport in youth with cerebral palsy (CP).
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a qualitative study involving in-depth focus group interviews with 33 ambulatory youth with CP and their parents. The interviews were conducted until informational redundancy was achieved.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Youth with CP and their parents reported personal and environmental facilitators and barriers to participation in physical activity. Seven major themes related to personal and environmental factors were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that various personal and environmental factors play a key role in determining the extent to which youth with CP participate in physical activity. The facilitators and barriers identified provide important theoretical insights into how and why youth with CP and their parents might change their physical activity behavior.
authors.affiliation: Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience and Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Hoogstraat Rehabilitation Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Verschuren
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wiart
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: Marjolijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ketelaar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012931:Social Environment; D013177:Sports