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This review outlines a conceptual approach to inform research and practice aimed
at supporting children whose lives are complicated by impairment and/or chronic
medical conditions, and their families. 'Participation' in meaningful life
activities should be an essential intervention goal, to meet the challenges of
healthy growth and development, and to provide opportunities to help ensure that
young people with impairments reach their full potential across their lifespan.
Intervention activities and research can focus on participation as either an
independent or dependent variable. The proposed framework and associated
hypotheses are applicable to children and young people with a wide variety of
conditions, and to their families. In taking a fresh 'non-categorical'
perspective to health for children and young people, asking new questions, and
exploring issues in innovative ways, we expect to learn lessons and to develop
creative solutions that will ultimately benefit children with a wide variety of
impairments and challenges, and their families, everywhere.
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