“With CO-OP I’m the boss” – experiences of the cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance approach as reported by young adults with cerebral palsy or spina bifida

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants.

Participant	Age	Diagnosis	Hoffer	Shunt	GMFCS	MACS	CFCS	Gender	Housing status	Employment status
Embedded group Spina Bifida (SB)
1	17	SB	Household walker	Shunt				Female	Living with parents	Student
2	28	SB	Non-walker	Shunt				Female	Living with partner	Trainee
3	19	SB	Non-walker	Shunt				Male	Living with parents	Student
4	27	SB	Non-walker	Shunt				Male	Living alone	Unemployed
5	16	SB	Non-walker	Shunt				Male	Living alone with assistance	Student
Embedded group Cerebral Palsy (CP)
6	28	DCP			II	II	I	Male	Living alone	Student
7	27	BSCP			III	II	I	Male	Living with partner	Employed
8	21	USCP			I	II	I	Female	Living with parents	Employed
9	23	USCP			II	II	I	Female	Living alone	Employed
10	19	USCP			II	II	I	Male	Living with parents	Student

GMFCS: Gross Motor Function Classification System [26]; MACS: Manual Ability Classification System [25]; CFCS: Communication Function Classification System [27]. Hoffer classification [28] SB: spina bifida; DCP: dyskinetic cerebral palsy; BSCP: bilateral spastic cerebral palsy, USCP: unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Table 2. Overall theme, categories and sub-categories.

Overall theme	Categories	Sub-categories
CO-OP enhances my self-efficacy	CO-OP is a different way of learning	Influence Continuity Occupational therapist as sounding board Reflection
	CO-OP sometimes puts a strain on me	Physically hard and mentally challenging Difficult to use the plan by myself
	CO-OP supports my way of thinking and doing	Use of the ‘Global Strategy’ Generalization and transfer
	CO-OP boosts me	Thinking about thinking Seeing yourself as a problem-solver

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