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The results indicated:
1. clinically significant improvement in performance scores was observed
across all 17 goals.
2. statistically significant treatment effect was replicated in 13 goals (76%).
The researchers concluded that environment-based interventions are effective in
promoting youth participation, but larger studies are required.
Reference: Dana R. Anaby, Mary C. Law, Annette Majnemer, and Debbie Feldman
Opening doors to participation of youth with physical disabilities: An intervention
study: Favoriser la participation des adolescents ayant des handicaps physiques :
Étude d’intervention. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy April 2016 83:
83-90, first published on October 21, 2015 doi:10.1177/0008417415608653

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