Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020489
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dc.titleCauses, functional outcomes and healthcare utilisation of people with cerebral palsy in Singapore
dc.contributor.authorNg, Zhi Min
dc.contributor.authorLin, Jeremy B
dc.contributor.authorKhoo, Poh Choo
dc.contributor.authorRajadurai, Victor Samuel
dc.contributor.authorChan, Derrick WS
dc.contributor.authorOng, Hian Tat
dc.contributor.authorWong, Janice
dc.contributor.authorChoong, Chew Thye
dc.contributor.authorLim, Kim Whee
dc.contributor.authorLim, Kevin BL
dc.contributor.authorYeo, Tong Hong
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-07T08:00:31Z
dc.date.available2023-11-07T08:00:31Z
dc.date.issued2021-02
dc.identifier.citationNg, Zhi Min, Lin, Jeremy B, Khoo, Poh Choo, Rajadurai, Victor Samuel, Chan, Derrick WS, Ong, Hian Tat, Wong, Janice, Choong, Chew Thye, Lim, Kim Whee, Lim, Kevin BL, Yeo, Tong Hong (2021-02). Causes, functional outcomes and healthcare utilisation of people with cerebral palsy in Singapore. ANNALS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE SINGAPORE 50 (2). ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020489
dc.identifier.issn0304-4602
dc.identifier.issn2972-4066
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/245779
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: A voluntary cerebral palsy (CP) registry was established in 2017 to describe the clinical characteristics and functional outcomes of CP in Singapore. Methods: People with CP born after 1994 were recruited through KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, National University Hospital and Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore. Patient-reported basic demographics, service utilisation and quality of life measures were collected with standardised questionnaires. Clinical information was obtained through hospital medical records. Results: Between 1 September 2017 and 31 March 2020, 151 participants were recruited. A majority (n=135, 89%) acquired CP in the pre/perinatal period, where prematurity (n=102, 76%) and the need for emergency caesarean section (n=68, 50%) were leading risk factors. Sixteen (11%) of the total participants had post-neonatally acquired CP. For predominant CP motor types, 109 (72%) had a spastic motor type; 32% with spastic mono/hemiplegia, 41% diplegia, 6% triplegia and 21% quadriplegia. The remaining (42, 27.8%) had dyskinetic CP. Sixty-eight (45.0%) participants suffered significant functional impairment (Gross Motor Functional Classification System levels IV–V). Most participants (n=102, 67.5%) required frequent medical follow-up (≥4 times a year). Conclusion: Optimisation of pre- and perinatal care to prevent and manage prematurity could reduce the burden of CP and their overall healthcare utilisation.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACAD MEDICINE SINGAPORE
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dc.subjectCerebral palsy
dc.subjectfunctional outcomes
dc.subjectneonatal
dc.subjectregistry
dc.typeArticle
dc.date.updated2023-11-07T05:14:05Z
dc.contributor.departmentDEAN'S OFFICE (DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL)
dc.contributor.departmentPAEDIATRICS
dc.contributor.departmentDUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
dc.description.doi10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020489
dc.description.sourcetitleANNALS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE SINGAPORE
dc.description.volume50
dc.description.issue2
dc.published.statePublished
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