TEN Study: Objectives
The Therapy and Equipment Needs Study, or TEN will attempt to comprehensively explore the issue of unmet need in the area of therapy and equipment for people with cerebral palsy in Australia. The specific objectives of the project are to: -
1. Review and summarise the key findings of national and international literature about the definitions, costs and benefits of therapy, and whether therapy ‘makes a difference’ for people with disabilities related to, or similar to those related to, cerebral palsy – that is, its relationship to improvements in, and maintenance of, levels of functioning.
2. Identify the nature and quantify the extent of met, partially met and unmet need for therapies and equipment among people, of different ages, with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities.
3. Estimate the effects of the provision of therapy and equipment in terms of improved or maintained individual functioning and participation, at different ages, and in terms of reduced social costs of disability.
