Respiratory Health in tamariki with CP in NZ

By Alexandra Sorhage

A project funded by Starship Foundation is currently looking at the impact of respiratory health in young people with Cerebral Palsy in Aotearoa New Zealand.

It includes piloting a ‘Respiratory Cerebral Palsy Checklist’ questionnaire, that was developed in Australia, for use by families/whānau to help identify early respiratory risk factors.

To date, the project has identified a high burden of respiratory-related illness in children with Cerebral Palsy in Aotearoa New Zealand and evidence of inequities for Māori tamarki/children.

The testing of the respiratory checklist is still underway.

It is an online questionnaire for people with Cerebral Palsy, aged 0 to 26 years, and their families to complete. 

It asks questions about sleep, eating, swallowing, and dental health.

If you are interested in taking part and live in the Auckland region, click here to complete the questionnaire, email Alexandra, or use the QR code to go directly to the questionnaire.

Click here for more information on CP related research projects from Starship Children’s Hospital. 

This article was originally published in the September to December edition of The Review magazine.

For more information:
Melanie Louden
Communications Manager
melanie@cpsociety.org.nz
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