Prevalence and incidence of chronic conditions among adults with cerebral palsy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

JM Ryan, F Albairami, T Hamilton… - … Medicine & Child …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess the prevalence and incidence of chronic conditions among adults with
cerebral palsy (CP) and compare them to the prevalence and incidence among adults …

Post-fracture pneumonia risk and association with health and survival outcomes for adults with cerebral palsy: A retrospective cohort study

DG Whitney, T Xu, M Berri - Bone, 2022 - Elsevier
Background For adults with cerebral palsy (CP), fragility fractures may be a risk factor for
pneumonia, a leading cause of death for this population; yet, the timing and complications …

Tools used to measure the impact of comorbidities on surgical outcomes in children with complex chronic conditions: A scoping review

RL Difazio, TD Strout, A Dorste… - … Medicine & Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To identify and describe assessment tools used to measure the impact of comorbidities
on postoperative outcomes in children with complex chronic conditions (CCC). Method This …

Age, sex, and multi-morbidity stratified mortality risk estimates for adults with cerebral palsy to inform clinical decision making

DG Whitney, LC Min, EA Hurvitz - Disability and Health Journal, 2025 - Elsevier
Background While research has provided key insights into mortality rates and risks for
individuals with cerebral palsy (CP), clinically useable mortality risk estimates remain …

Prevalence of morbidities across the lifespan for adults with spinal muscular atrophy: a retrospective cohort study

D G. Whitney, E E. Neil Knierbein… - Orphanet Journal of Rare …, 2023 - Springer
Background Recently approved treatments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may shift
clinical care priorities to secondary complications associated with SMA-related aging. To …

Shared physiologic pathways among comorbidities for adults with cerebral palsy

DG Whitney, M Schmidt, EA Hurvitz - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Aging with cerebral palsy is accompanied by a declining health and function
status across neurological and non-neurological systems. There is a need to understand the …

Physical and occupational therapy utilization and associated factors among adults with cerebral palsy: Longitudinal modelling to capture distinct utilization groups

BC Conner, T Xu, NS Kamdar, H Haapala… - Disability and health …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) experience functional declines. Clinical
rehabilitation may preserve function for this population. Objective To identify longitudinal …

Comorbidity Clusters Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy: A Latent Class Analysis

AM Leis, EA Hurvitz, DG Whitney - American Journal of Preventive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Adults with cerebral palsy are at risk for early multimorbidity onset, but little is
known about the composition of multimorbidity profiles or how these profiles present across …

Risk of post-fracture pneumonia and its association with cardiovascular events and mortality in adults with intellectual disabilities

DG Whitney, SR Erickson, M Berri - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Fragility fractures are associated with an increased risk of pneumonia, which is a
leading cause of death in adults with intellectual disabilities; however, the timing and …

Longitudinal Patterns of Postfracture Outpatient Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Use and Its Association With 3-Year Mortality Among Adults With …

REW Gottlieb, KV Panzer, M Wang, AM Leis… - Physical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective Fragility fractures are common among adults with cerebral palsy (CP), but clinical
rehabilitation use after fracture and its effect on long-term health outcomes have not been …