3.3.2. Closing Interview
Most parents and paediatric physical therapists in the EI-UL intervention group were positive about the intervention, except for the parents and the therapist of one infant who experienced the intervention as very intensive. Seven parents and six therapists had observed improvements in the infants' upper limb function.Most parents and all paediatric physical therapists involved in the EI-UL–MuSSAP group were positive about the training and had observed improvements in the infants' upper limb function. Parents told that the wristband stimulated the infant to shift its attention to the contralesional upper limb, although that could take several weeks. Some physical therapists mentioned the bracelet provided the stimulus that was needed to direct attention to the contralesional upper limb. One parent speculated it might have been possible to train without the wristband, however, it probably would have taken much longer to direct attention to the affected upper limb. Parents explained that the infant eventually connected the multisensory stimulation of the wristband with reminding of and using the contralesional upper limb. The paediatric physical therapists appreciated the highly structured format of three times 10 minutes of training, especially with the wristband being switched off automatically after 10 minutes. Two therapists mentioned the delivery of the MuSSAP training protocol was difficult and required some practice.