title: Barriers and facilitators to participation in physical activity: The experiences of a group of South African adolescents with cerebral palsy.
abstract: Participation in regular physical activity promotes physical health and psychosocial well-being. Interventions are thus needed to promote physical activity, particularly among groups of individuals, such as persons with disability, who are marginalised from physical activity. This study explored the experiences of a group of South African adolescents with cerebral palsy. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 adolescents with cerebral palsy. The results provided insight into a range of factors that promote and hinder participation in physical activity among adolescents with cerebral palsy in resource-scarce environments.
authors.affiliation: Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Conchar
authors.affiliation: Stellenbosch University, South Africa jbantjes@sun.ac.za.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bantjes
authors.affiliation: Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.affiliation: University of Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Derman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D005006:Ethnicity; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D012944:Social Support; D013019:South Africa; D013177:Sports
keywords: adolescents; context; disability; exercise; sport