Responsiveness of the motor function measure in neuromuscular diseases
Middle Aged; Male; Aged; Mobility Limitation; Young Adult; Child; Humans; Adult; Prospective Studies; Adolescent; Perception; Female; Disability Evaluation; Motor Skills; Physical Therapy Modalities; Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne/physiopathology/rehabilitation; Neuromuscular Diseases/physiopathology/rehabilitation; tone and motor problems; SMA1; Q3 conditions; tool development; scale development; motor function measure; MFM
OBJECTIVES: To study the responsiveness (sensitivity to change) of the Motor Function Measure (MFM) in detecting change in neuromuscular disease patients with the intent of using this measure in future clinical trials. DESIGN: Prospective cohort observational study. SETTING: Inpatient and outpatient facilities for follow-up and treatment of neuromuscular diseases. PARTICIPANTS: Patients (N=152) with various neuromuscular diseases aged 6 to 60 years. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): We used the MFM total score and its 3 subscores on 2 measurements grossly 1 year apart. The physicians and the patients (or proxy) were asked to provide their perceived change in functional status since the first MFM. These changes were expressed in 3 outcomes: deterioration, stability, or improvement. RESULTS: The overall 12-month-standardized mean change of the total score mean +/- SD annual total score change was -2.4+/-5.5 points (P<.001), with patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) presenting the most significant change (-5.8+/-6.3, P<.001). The change in patients reporting deterioration (34%) was significantly larger than that of those reporting stability (47%) or improvement (10%) (-4.4+/-6.4 vs -2.0+/-5.6 and +0.9+/-4.4 points, respectively, P<.01). The 12-month-standardized total score changes were significantly greater in physician-rated deteriorated (49%) versus stable patients (51%), with mean differences in scores being -5.3+/-7.6 and -1.2+/-5.3, respectively (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: The MFM showed a good responsiveness, especially in patients with DMD and agreements with patients' and physicians' perceived change. Confirming this responsiveness requires larger age groups of patients with DMD and other neuromuscular diseases as well as disease-specific interexamination delays.
Vuillerot C; Payan C; Girardot F; Fermanian J; Iwaz J; Berard C; Ecochard R
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2012
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2012.05.025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.apmr.2012.05.025</a>
Assessing the impact of pediatric epilepsy and concomitant behavioral, cognitive, and physical/neurologic disability: Impact of Childhood Neurologic Disability Scale
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Questionnaires; Follow-Up Studies; Longitudinal Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Disability Evaluation; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; adolescent; Preschool; Chronic disease; Child Behavior Disorders/diagnosis/etiology; Cognition Disorders/diagnosis/etiology; Epilepsy/complications/diagnosis
Epilepsy has a significant impact on a child's life, the extent to which is based on four factors: epilepsy, cognition, behavioral, and physical/neurologic function. This study evaluates the ability of the 44-item Impact of Childhood Neurologic Disability Scale (ICND) to assess each of these four realms. Parents of children (aged 2 to 18 years) with epilepsy rated their child's overall quality of life and completed the ICND. External validation compared the ICND with (1) neurologists' reports of children's behavior, cognitive abilities, physical/neurologic disability, and epilepsy; and (2) parents, teachers, and children's ratings on six 'criterion standard' questionnaires. Families of 68 children with epilepsy only and 29 children with 'epilepsy-plus' (additional cognitive, behavioral, or physical/neurologic disability; 39 males, 58 females; mean age at testing 10 years 3 months [SD 4.5] age range 2 to 17 years) participated. Internal consistency was excellent (Cronbach's alpha=0.92) as was test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation=0.89). Caregivers distinguished the impact of each of the four realms. Scores were negatively related to quality of life (Pearson's r=-0.59). Children with high ICND scores had more difficulties at home and school. Their parents saw them as less rewarding and adaptable and the children saw themselves as less intelligent and less popular with more emotional problems. In addition, children with 'epilepsy-plus' had significantly higher total ICND scores as well as markedly elevated scores within each of the four realms when compared with the epilepsy-only group. It is concluded that the ICND is an accurate, quick measurement tool reflecting the impact of behavior, cognitive learning ability, physical/neurologic disability, and epilepsy on children and their families.
2003
Camfield C; Breau L; Camfield P
Developmental Medicine And Child Neurology
2003
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1017/s0012162203000306" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1017/s0012162203000306</a>
Motor Function Measure: Validation of a Short Form for Young Children With Neuromuscular Diseases
reliability; Rehabilitation; scale; spinal muscular-atrophy; ambulation; Disability evaluation; dystrophy; Neuromuscular diseases; outcome measure; sma-iii patients; Sport Sciences; SMA1; tool development; scale development
Objective: To validate a useful version of the Motor Function Measure (MFM) in children with neuromuscular diseases aged <7 years old. Design: Two prospective cohort studies that documented the MFM completion of children aged between 2 and 7 years old. Setting: French-speaking rehabilitation departments from France, Belgium, and Switzerland. Participants: Healthy children (n=194) and children with a neuromuscular disease (n=88). Interventions: Patients were rated by the MFM either once or twice by trained medical professionals, with a delay between the 2 MFMs ranging between 8 and 30 days. Main Outcome Measure: Intra- and interrater reliability of the MFM. Results: The subtests making up the MFM-32, a scale monitoring severity and progression of motor function in patients with a neuromuscular disease in 3 functional domains, were carried out in healthy children aged 2 to 7 years. Twenty items of the MFM-32 were successfully completed by these children and were used to constitute the MFM-20. Principal component analysis of the MFM-20 confirmed the 3 functional domains. Inter- and intrarater reliability of the 3 subscores and total score were high (intraclass correlation coefficient >.90), and discriminant validity was good. Conclusions: The MFM-20 can be used as an outcome measure for assessment of motor function in young children with neuromuscular disease. (C) 2013 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
de Lattre C; Payan C; Vuillerot C; Rippert P; de Castro D; Berard C; Poirot I;MFM Study Group
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2013
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2013.04.001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.apmr.2013.04.001</a>
The interaction of physical function and emotional well-being in rheumatoid arthritis--what is the impact on disease activity and coping?
Humans; Emotions; Health Status; Disability Evaluation; Health Behavior; quality of life; Adaptation; Psychological; Arthritis; Rheumatoid; Social Support and Chronic Pain; Exercise
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the interaction of physical function and emotional well-being on disease-related parameters and coping with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey among 177 RA patients included demographic and disease-related variables as well as the following patient-reported outcome measures: Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI) (physical function), Mental Component Summary Scale of the SF-36 (MCSS) for emotional well-being, Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Index (RADAI), and Coping with Rheumatoid Arthritis Questionnaire (C-RAQ). Based on HAQ-DI and MCSS, six categories representing various levels of physical and emotional impairment were formed. Multivariate analysis of variance and a subsequent discriminant analysis were used to evaluate whether demographic and disease-related variables and coping strategies differed between these categories. RESULTS: Patients with moderate to high impairment of physical function and emotional well-being reported significantly higher disease activity and a more frequent use of distancing and active problem solving coping strategies than patients with low-level impairment (p<0.001-0.043). Furthermore, these patients reported experiencing significantly higher levels of helplessness (p<0.001-0.032). Results from the discriminant analysis highlighted a combination of disease activity and helplessness to differentiate best between patients with either low or high impairment of physical function and emotional well-being (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Aside from perceived disease activity, helplessness, and distancing as well as active problem solving allowed for a good discrimination between the different levels of impairment of physical function and emotional well-being. Encouraging and educating patients on how to cognitively reframe their current situation might play a key role in reducing the level of helplessness resulting from impairments of physical function and emotional well-being.
2013-04
Englbrecht M; Kruckow M; Araujo E; Rech J; Schett G
Seminars In Arthritis And Rheumatism
2013
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.09.003" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.09.003</a>
Validation of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND)
infant; Pediatrics; Rehabilitation; validity; outcome assessment; child; female; male; disease severity; (health care); atrophies of childhood/diagnosis; child development/physiology; childhood/physiopathology; disability evaluation; humans; motor skills/physiology; natural-history; physical therapy/methods; preschool; psychometrics/methods; severity of illness index; sma; smn2 copy number; spinal muscular; spinal muscular atrophies of; spinal muscular-atrophy; tone and motor problems; SMA1; tool development; scale development; CHOP INTEND
Purpose: Preliminary validation of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND) for motor skill assessment in spinal muscular atrophy type I. Methods: A total of 27 subjects 3 to 260 months old (mean = 49, SD = 69) with spinal muscular atrophy-I were evaluated with the CHOP INTEND. Subjects were evaluated as part of a multicenter natural history study. Results: CHOP INTEND scores and age were significantly correlated (r = -0.51, P = .007; 2 survival of the motor neuron [SMN] 2 gene copies, n = 16, r = -0.60, 3 SMN2 gene copies, n = 9, r = -0.83). Respiratory support and CHOP INTEND scores were correlated (r = -0.74, P <.0001, n = 26). The CHOP INTEND and age regression in patients with 2 copies versus 3 copies of SMN2 approached significance (P = .0711, n = 25). Subjects who required respiratory support scored significantly lower (mean = 15.5, SD = 10.2 vs mean = 31.2, SD = 4.2, P <.0001, n = 27). Correlation with motor unit number estimation and combined motor unit activation were not significant. Conclusion: The CHOP INTEND reflects measures of disease severity and supports continued exploration of the CHOP INTEND. (Pediatr Phys Ther 2011; 23: 322-326)
Glanzman A M; McDermott M P; Montes J; Martens W B; Flickinger J; Riley S; Quigley J; Dunaway S; O'Hagen J; Deng L Y; Chung W K; Tawil R; Darras B T; Yang M; Sproule D; De Vivo D C; Kaufmann P; Finkel R S; Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research; Muscle Study Group
Pediatric Physical Therapy
2011
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Inpatient-based intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment for highly impaired children with severe chronic pain: randomized controlled trial of efficacy and economic effects
adolescent; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Pain Management; Pain Measurement; Follow-Up Studies; Treatment Outcome; Chronic Pain; Inpatients; Depression; Catastrophization; Anxiety; Disability Evaluation
Pediatric chronic pain, which can result in deleterious effects for the child, bears the risk of aggravation into adulthood. Intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (IIPT) might be an effective treatment, given the advantage of consulting with multiple professionals on a daily basis. Evidence for the effectiveness of IIPT is scarce. We investigated the efficacy of an IIPT within a randomized controlled trial by comparing an intervention group (IG) (n=52) to a waiting-list control group (WCG) (n=52). We made assessments before treatment (PRE), immediately after treatment (POST), as well as at short-term (POST6MONTHS) and long-term (POST12MONTHS) follow-up. We determined a combined endpoint, improvement (pain intensity, disability, school absence), and investigated 3 additional outcome domains (anxiety, depression, catastrophizing). We also investigated changes in economic parameters (health care use, parental work absenteeism, subjective financial burden) and their relationship to the child's improvement. Results at POST showed that significantly more children in the IG than in the WCG were assigned to improvement (55% compared to 14%; Fisher P<.001; 95% confidence interval for incidence difference: 0.21% to 0.60%). Although immediate effects were achieved for disability, school absence, depression, and catastrophizing, pain intensity and anxiety did not change until short-term follow-up. More than 60% of the children in both groups were improved long-term. The parents reported significant reductions in all economic parameters. The results from the present study support the efficacy of the IIPT. Future research is warranted to investigate differences in treatment response and to understand the changes in economic parameters in nonimproved children.
2014-01
Hechler T; Ruhe A-K; Schmidt P; Hirsch J; Wager J; Dobe M; Krummenauer F; Zernikow B
Pain
2014
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2013.09.015" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.pain.2013.09.015</a>
Perceived importance of activities of daily living and arthritis helplessness in rheumatoid arthritis
Female; Humans; Male; Pain; Adult; Questionnaires; Prospective Studies; Aged; Middle Aged; Attitude; Activities of Daily Living; Depression; Disability Evaluation; Health Behavior; Arthritis; Rheumatoid; Social Support and Chronic Pain
OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of perceived importance of activities of daily living (ADL) to arthritis-specific helplessness in a sample of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients over a 1-year period. METHOD: Forty-two individuals from an outpatient rheumatology clinic completed measures of ADL importance, helplessness, depression, pain, and disability; the physician's assistant provided objective ratings of disability. RESULTS: Time 1 importance of ADL predicted a significant amount of variance in Time 2 arthritis helplessness after statistically controlling disease and psychological covariates. Moreover, increased perceived ADL importance predicted decreased arthritis helplessness over the 1-year period. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that RA patients' experience of arthritis-specific helplessness may be minimized over time when performing ADL is perceived as important. Furthermore, these findings provide preliminary evidence for one possible antecedent to increased perceptions of arthritis helplessness in individuals with RA.
Hommel KA; Wagner JL; Chaney John M; White MM; Mullins Larry L
A Prospective Investigation
2004
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00600-7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00600-7</a>
One-year survival and neurological outcome after pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Logistic Models; Resuscitation Orders; Survival Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Disability Evaluation; adolescent; Preschool; infant; retrospective studies; Outcomes; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; mortality
OBJECTIVE: Reported survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in children varies considerably. We aimed to identify predictors of 1-year survival and to assess long-term neurological status after in- or outpatient CPR. DESIGN: Retrospective review of the medical records and prospective follow-up of CPR survivors. SETTING: Tertiary care pediatric university hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During a 30-month period, 89 in- and outpatients received advanced CPR. Survivors of CPR were prospectively followed-up for 1 year. Neurological outcome was assessed by the Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category scale (PCPC). Variables predicting 1-year survival were identified by multivariable logistic regression analysis. INTERVENTIONS: None. RESULTS: Seventy-one of the 89 patients were successfully resuscitated. During subsequent hospitalization do-not-resuscitate orders were issued in 25 patients. At 1 year, 48 (54%) were alive, including two of the 25 patients with out-of-hospital CPR. All patients died, who required CPR after trauma or near drowning, when CPR began >10 min after arrest or with CPR duration >60 min. Prolonged CPR (21-60 min) was compatible with survival (five of 19). At 1 year, 77% of the survivors had the same PCPC score as prior to CPR. Predictors of survival were location of resuscitation, CPR during peri- or postoperative care, and duration of resuscitation. A clinical score (0-15 points) based on these three items yielded an area under the ROC of 0.93. CONCLUSIONS: Independent determinants of long-term survival of pediatric resuscitation are location of arrest, underlying cause, and duration of CPR. Long-term survivors have little or no change in neurological status.
2002
Horisberger T; Fischer E; Fanconi S
Intensive Care Medicine
2002
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-001-1188-z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1007/s00134-001-1188-z</a>
Effect of severity of disability on survival in north east England cerebral palsy cohort
Female; infant; Male; Survival Rate; Cohort Studies; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Birth Weight; Non-U.S. Gov't; Newborn; cause of death; Human; Life Expectancy; Sex Distribution; Life Style; Support; England/epidemiology; Disability Evaluation; Cerebral Palsy/mortality
AIMS: To investigate the effect of motor and cognitive disabilities on the survival of people on the North of England Collaborative Cerebral Palsy Survey, and compare this with other published results. METHODS: The cerebral palsy cohort consists of 1960-1990 births in Northumberland, Newcastle, and North Tyneside health districts. Survival and cause of death were analysed in relation to data on birth, disabilities, and a unique measure of the impact of disability. RESULTS: Disability strongly influences survival. More than a third of those with a severe disability die before age 30. Fewer than a third of deaths are attributed to cerebral palsy on death certificates. Of those with severe cognitive disability, 63% live to age 35 (58% with severe ambulatory disability and 53% with severe manual disability), whereas at least 98% without severe disabilities live to age 35. The Lifestyle Assessment Score (LAS) allows a finer categorisation of impact of disability, and is strongly associated with survival: a ten point increase in LAS is associated with a doubling of the hazard rate. People who had LAS of at least 70, and had survived to age 5 have a 39% chance of dying before age 35. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of people with cerebral palsy attain adulthood. There appears to be more variation in survival rates associated with severe disability between regions of England, than between north east England, British Columbia, and California. Instantaneous risks of dying vary widely between England and California. This variation is not obviously attributable to differing rates of severe disability.
2000
Hutton JL; Colver AF; Mackie PC
Archives Of Disease In Childhood
2000
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A systematic review of activities of daily living measures for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
adolescent; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Cerebral Palsy; Activities of Daily Living; Reproducibility of Results; Psychometrics; Disability Evaluation; PEDI Study
AIM: This study aimed to systematically review the psychometric properties and clinical utility of measures of activities of daily living (ADL) for children with cerebral palsy (CP) aged 5 to 18 years. METHOD: Five electronic databases were searched to identify available ADL measures with published psychometric data for school-aged children with CP. Measures were included if at least 60% of the items addressed ADL in the full assessment or in an independent domain. A modified CanChild Outcome Rating Form was used to report the validity, reliability, responsiveness, and clinical utility of the measures. RESULTS: Twenty-six measures were identified and eight met inclusion criteria. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) had the strongest psychometric properties but was limited by its age range. The Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) was the most comprehensive evaluation of underlying motor and cognitive abilities yet further psychometric testing is required for children with CP. INTERPRETATION: The PEDI should be used to measure ADL capability in elementary school aged children. The AMPS is the best measure to evaluate ADL performance or capacity and is suitable for all ages. Future research should examine the reliability of the AMPS to determine its stability in children and adolescents with CP.
2014-03
James S; Ziviani J; Boyd R
Developmental Medicine And Child Neurology
2014
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.12226" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1111/dmcn.12226</a>
Children's experiences of cystic fibrosis: a systematic review of qualitative studies
adolescent; Child; Humans; Young Adult; Prognosis; Health Services Needs and Demand; social support; Qualitative Research; Social Isolation; Sick Role; Social Adjustment; Cystic Fibrosis; Activities of Daily Living; Self Care; Cost of Illness; Internal-External Control; Defense Mechanisms; Disability Evaluation; Hope; Power (Psychology); quality of life; Preschool; Adaptation; Psychological; Resilience
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common life-shortening genetic disease and is associated with poor psychosocial and quality of life outcomes. The objective of this study was to describe the experiences and perspectives of children and adolescents with CF to direct care toward areas that patients regard as important. METHODS: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched from inception to April 2013. We used thematic synthesis to analyze the findings. RESULTS: Forty-three articles involving 729 participants aged from 4 to 21 years across 10 countries were included. We identified 6 themes: gaining resilience (accelerated maturity and taking responsibility, acceptance of prognosis, regaining control, redefining normality, social support), lifestyle restriction (limited independence, social isolation, falling behind, physical incapacity), resentment of chronic treatment (disempowerment in health management, unrelenting and exhausting therapy, inescapable illness), temporal limitations (taking risks, setting achievable goals, valuing time), emotional vulnerability (being a burden, heightened self-consciousness, financial strain, losing ground, overwhelmed by transition), and transplant expectations and uncertainty (confirmation of disease severity, consequential timeliness, hope and optimism). CONCLUSIONS: Adolescents and children with CF report a sense of vulnerability, loss of independence and opportunities, isolation, and disempowerment. This reinforces the importance of the current model of multidisciplinary patient-centered care that promotes shared decision-making, control and self-efficacy in treatment management, educational and vocational opportunities, and physical and social functioning, which can lead to optimal treatment, health, and quality of life outcomes.
2014-06
Jamieson N; Fitzgerald D; Singh-Grewal D; Hanson CS; Craig JC; Tong A
Pediatrics
2014
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-0009" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1542/peds.2014-0009</a>
Functional electrical stimulation therapy for recovery of reaching and grasping in severe chronic pediatric stroke patients
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Pediatrics; Chronic disease; Treatment Outcome; Severity of Illness Index; Disability Evaluation; Articular; Range of Motion; Recovery of Function; Chronic; Electric Stimulation Therapy; functional electrical stimulation therapy; grasping; Hand Strength; Psychomotor Performance; severe; Stroke; Upper Extremity
Stroke affects 2.7 children per 100,000 annually, leaving many of them with lifelong residual impairments despite intensive rehabilitation. In the present study the authors evaluated the effectiveness of 48 hours of transcutaneous functional electrical stimulation therapy for retraining voluntary reaching and grasping in 4 severe chronic pediatric stroke participants. Participants were assessed using the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory Hand Function Test, Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, and Assisting Hand Assessment. All participants improved on all measures. The average change scores on selected Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory Hand Function Test components were 14.5 for object manipulation (P = .042), 0.78 Nm for instrumented cylinder (P = .068), and 14 for wooden blocks (P = .068) and on the grasp component of Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test was 25.93 (P = .068). These results provide preliminary evidence that functional electrical stimulation therapy has the potential to improve upper limb function in severe chronic pediatric stroke patients.
2014-04
Kapadia Naaz M; Nagai MK; Zivanovic V; Bernstein J; Woodhouse J; Rumney P; Popovic MR
Journal Of Child Neurology
2014
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/0883073813484088" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1177/0883073813484088</a>
A modified Hammersmith functional motor scale for use in multi-center research on spinal muscular atrophy
Male; Severity of Illness Index; Videotape Recording; Humans; Child Preschool; Reproducibility of Results; Infant; Disability Evaluation; Observer Variation; Contracture/di [Diagnosis]; Contracture/pp [Physiopathology]; Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood/di [Diagnosis]; Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood/pp [Physiopathology]; tone and motor problems; SMA1; tool development; scale development; HFMS
The Hammersmith functional motor scale for children with spinal muscular atrophy was modified to establish a standard measure of functional ability in children with non-ambulant spinal muscular atrophy types 2 and 3 in a longitudinal multi-center clinical trial. This study assessed the intra- and interrater reliability and the test-retest stability of a modified version of the scale. Both intra- and interrater reliability were established. Results indicate that the scale is reliable and stable over a 6 month period. Reliability was maintained when patient sample criteria were expanded to include children younger than 30 months and children with popliteal angles greater than 20 degrees . These data establish the modified Hammersmith functional motor scale for children with spinal muscular atrophy as a reliable instrument for use in multi-center treatment trials in non-ambulant spinal muscular atrophy children. Our data provides additional support for the use of original scale items in terms of ease of administration, usefulness and reliability, while incorporating modifications to optimize its use in a multi-center clinical research setting.
Krosschell K J; Maczulski J A; Crawford T O; Scott C; Swoboda K J
Neuromuscular Disorders
2006
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2006.03.015" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.nmd.2006.03.015</a>
Dystonia and dyskinesia in glutaric aciduria type I: clinical heterogeneity and therapeutic considerations
Male; Infant Newborn; Child; Humans; Adolescent; Female; Child Preschool; Infant; Neuropsychological Tests; Combined Modality Therapy; Tomography X-Ray Computed; Neurologic Examination; Disability Evaluation; Brain/pathology/physiopathology; Glutaryl-CoA Dehydrogenase; Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group Donors; Amino Acid Metabolism Inborn Errors/genetics/physiopathology/therapy; Dysarthria/genetics/physiopathology/therapy; Dystonia/genetics/physiopathology/therapy; Glutarates/urine; Intellectual Disability/genetics/physiopathology/therapy; Movement Disorders/genetics/physiopathology/therapy; Oxidoreductases/deficiency; tone and motor problems; glutaric acidemia type I; trajectory; characteristics; dystonic-dyskinesia disorder; hyperkinetic disorder
Glutaric aciduria type I (GA-I) is an inborn error in the degradation of lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan due to a deficiency of glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase. Glutaric, 3-OH-glutaric, and glutaconic acids are excreted in the urine, particularly during intercurrent illness. The enzyme may be assayed in leukocytes, cultured fibroblasts and chorionic villi. Twelve new cases, 9 months-16 years of age, are reported, comprising all known cases of GA-I in Sweden and Norway. Ten had a severe dystonic-dyskinetic disorder, one had a mild hyperkinetic disorder, and one was asymptomatic. Two children died in a state of hyperthermia. Carnitine deficiency and malnutrition developed in patients with severe dystonia and dysphagia, which necessitated substitution and gastrostomy. A slowly progressive dyskinetic disorder developed in spite of adequate early dietary treatment in one subject. Macrocephaly was found in three. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance investigations in 10 showed deep bitemporal spaces in 7. Neuropsychological testing of 8 of 12 subjects demonstrated receptive language function to be superior to expressive language and motor function. Cognitive functions were obviously less affected than motor functions. A review of 57 pooled cases showed that a severe dystonic syndrome developed in 77%, a mild extrapyramidal syndrome in 10%, and 12% were asymptomatic. This disorder may pass undetected in the cerebral palsy and mentally retarded child and adult populations. Repeated urine examinations of organic acids in the urine and enzyme assay may be necessary to confirm GA-I.
Kyllerman M; Skjeldal O H; Lundberg M; Holme I; Jellum E; von Dobeln U; Fossen A; Carlsson G
Movement Disorders
1994
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1002/mds.870090105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1002/mds.870090105</a>
Handgrip strength and mortality in the oldest old population: the Leiden 85-plus study
Female; Humans; Male; mortality; Follow-Up Studies; Prospective Studies; Aged; Comorbidity; Netherlands; Activities of Daily Living; Depression; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Disability Evaluation; 80 and over; Study Design; Neuropsychological Tests; Hand Strength; Cardiovascular Diseases; Muscle Strength Dynamometer
BACKGROUND: Poor muscular strength has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality in diverse samples of middle-aged and elderly people. However, the oldest old population (i.e., over 85 years) is underrepresented in such studies. Our objective was to assess the association between muscular strength and mortality in the oldest old population. METHODS: We included 555 participants (65% women) from the Leiden 85-plus study, a prospective population-based study of all 85-year-old inhabitants of Leiden, Netherlands. We measured the handgrip strength of participants at baseline and again at age 89 years. We collected baseline data on comorbidities, functional status, levels of physical activity, and adjusted for potential confounders. During the follow-up period, we collected data on mortality. RESULTS: During a follow-up period of 9.5 years (range 8.5-10.5 years), 444 (80%) participants died. Risk for all-cause mortality was elevated among participants in the lowest tertile of handgrip strength at age 85 years (hazard ratio [HR] 1.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00-1.82, p = 0.047) and the lowest two tertiles of handgrip strength at age 89 years (HR 2.04, CI 1.24-3.35, p = 0.005 and HR 1.73, CI 1.11-2.70, p = 0.016). We also observed significantly increased mortality among participants in the tertile with the highest relative loss of handgrip strength over four years (HR 1.72, CI 1.07-2.77, p = 0.026). INTERPRETATION: Handgrip strength, a surrogate measurement of overall muscular strength, is a predictor of all-cause mortality in the oldest old population and may serve as a convenient tool for prognostication of mortality risk among elderly people.
2010-03
Ling CHY; Taekema D; de Craen Anton JM; Gussekloo J; Westendorp RG; Maier AB
Canadian Medical Association Journal
2010
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.091278" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1503/cmaj.091278</a>
The use of a modified Delphi procedure for the determination of 26 prognostic factors in the sub-acute stage of stroke
Hospitalization; Humans; Patient Discharge; Prognosis; Research Design; Activities of Daily Living; Residence Characteristics; Delphi Technique; Disability Evaluation; Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support; social support; Recovery of Function; Cerebrovascular Accident/rehabilitation; Subacute Care/organization & administration
The aim of this study was to reach consensus about the prognostic factors when deciding the discharge destination from a hospital stroke unit, and to construct a prognostic conceptual framework. To realise an optimal integration of knowledge from research findings and from clinical experience by expert opinions we used a 'modified Delphi Technique', which is the most commonly used method for the production of clinical guidelines. The process yielded 26 prognostic factors, which were arranged in clinical and social sub-domains. The sub-domains and the factors within each sub-domain were prioritised according to their assumed predictive value for the decision process. The order of importance of the prognostic factors in the clinical domain was: (1) disabilities, (2) pre-morbid disabilities, (3) impairments and (4) disease/biology; and the order of importance of the factors in the social domain was: (1) home front, (2) social situation and (3) residence. The Delphi procedure is an excellent instrument to determine and prioritise prognostic factors. With this procedure research-based and consensus-based knowledge can be combined. For a valid procedure it is mandatory to state explicitly in advance how the scores will be judged, and to explain the scientific level of the evidence during the whole procedure.
2003
Meijer R; Ihnenfeldt D; Vermeulen M; De Haan R; Van Limbeek J
International Journal Of Rehabilitation Research
2003
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/01.mrr.0000102660.02099.8f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1097/01.mrr.0000102660.02099.8f</a>
WeeFIM: Normative sample of an instrument for tracking functional independence in children.
Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Age Factors; Longitudinal Studies; Self Care; Disability Evaluation; Preschool; Adaptation; Psychological; infant; Neuropsychological Tests
A cross-sectional community sample of 417 children, ages 6 months to 8 years without developmental delays or in developmental programs, was seen. The Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) was used to assess independence in self-care, sphincter control, transfers, locomotion, communication, and social cognition. Mean total WeeFIM was similar for males and females. There was a significant correlation between the age of the child in months and total WeeFIM scores for children ages 2 to 5 years (n = 222, r = .80, P < .01). There was a progressive increase of functional independence with increasing chronological age across all WeeFIM domains. We conclude that the WeeFIM is a useful instrument for measuring disability in children.
1994
Msall ME; DiGaudio K; Duffy LC; LaForest S; Braun S; Granger CV
Clinical Pediatrics
1994
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/000992289403300709" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1177/000992289403300709</a>
The Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM). Conceptual basis and pilot use in children with developmental disabilities.
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Pilot Projects; Longitudinal Studies; Disability Evaluation; adolescent; Preschool; Adaptation; Psychological; infant; Neuropsychological Tests; Developmental Disabilities/diagnosis
Few tools are available to pediatricians for tracking and monitoring disability status in children. We describe the conceptual basis and pilot use of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM). Our pilot use of this instrument in children with limb deficiency, Down's syndrome, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and extreme prematurity demonstrates that the WeeFIM is a valid measure for tracking disability in preschool age and middle childhood. The WeeFIM measures the impact of developmental strengths and difficulties on independence at home, in school, and in the community. This allows the pediatrician to prioritize interventions for enhancing comprehensive functional outcomes and supporting families.
1994
Msall ME; DiGaudio K; Rogers BT; LaForest S; Catanzaro NL; Campbell J; Wilczenski F; Duffy LC
Clinical Pediatrics
1994
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/000992289403300708" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1177/000992289403300708</a>
Inter-rater reliability in assigning ICF codes to children with disabilities
Disability Evaluation; PedPal Lit; Disability; Activities of Daily Living Adolescent Child Child; 17/40 codes using the PEDI; 9 months to 17.75 years old; alternative assessment strategies may be necessary to improve assigning ICF codes to children with disabilities.; and 17/40 codes using the SFA. The mean kappa statistic reached > /= 0.70 for the Self care domain; and Health (ICF) to assign to children with disabilities based on the results of standard paediatric functional assessment measures. METHOD: Children (N = 60); diagnosis/therapy; Disabled Children Female Humans Infant Interpersonal Relations Male Observer Variation Reproducibility of Results Self Care Sensitivity and Specificity Sickness Impact Profile; for 23/40 codes using the Vineland; Preschool Cohort Studies Comparative Study Developmental Disabilities/; the criterion for good agreement in this study; the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) (n = 20); with a range of disabilities were assessed using either the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (n = 20)
2004
Ogonowski J; Kronk R; Rice C; Feldman H
Disability And Rehabilitation
2004
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/09638280410001658658" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1080/09638280410001658658</a>
Interrater agreement and stability of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM): Use in children with developmental disabilities.
Child; Humans; Disabled Persons; Longitudinal Studies; Activities of Daily Living; Observer Variation; Health Status Indicators; Disability Evaluation; Preschool; infant
OBJECTIVE: Examination of the interrater agreement and stability of ratings obtained using the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) in a sample of children with developmental disabilities. DESIGN: A relational design was used in which two sets of WeeFIM scores were collected under four conditions: same rater-short interval; same rater-long interval; different rater-short interval; and different rater-long interval. SETTING: WeeFIM scores were collected in outpatient developmental rehabilitation centers, school programs, and the children's homes. PARTICIPANTS: Data were collected for 205 children ranging in age from 11 to 87 months. All children had a medical diagnosis of disability and were receiving habilitative-educational intervention or follow-along services including neurodevelopmental surveillance. INSTRUMENT: The WeeFIM instrument examines basic daily living and functional skills in children from birth to 7 years of age. The WeeFIM is modeled after the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) for adults and includes 18 items in the following subscales: self-care, sphincter control, transfers, locomotion, communication, and social cognition. RESULTS: Kappa values for items ranged from .44 to .82. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for the six subscales ranged from .73 to .98. Total WeeFIM ICC values were greater than .95 for all analyses. CONCLUSIONS: The WeeFIM ratings for the 205 children with developmental disabilities participating in this investigation were consistent across raters and time.
1997
Ottenbacher KJ; Msall ME; Lyon NR; Duffy LC; Granger CV; Braun S
Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
1997
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-9993(97)90302-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/s0003-9993(97)90302-6</a>
Assessment of everyday functioning in young children with disabilities: an ICF-based analysis of concepts and content of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)
Child; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; disabled children; caregivers; Activities of Daily Living; Self Care; Psychometrics; Disability Evaluation; PEDI Study; Mobility Limitation
BACKGROUND: Assessment of everyday functioning in children may depend to a considerable extent on the framework used to conceptualise functioning and disability. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) has incorporated the mediating role of the environment on disability, using different measurement scales. The construction of the Functional Skills scales, which measure capability, and the Caregiver Assistance scales, which measure performance, was based on the Nagi disablement scheme. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) represents a new framework of functioning and disability that could be used to compare the measurement constructs and the content of different outcome measurements. PURPOSE: To examine the conceptual basis and the content of the PEDI using the ICF. METHOD: Phrases that describe the conceptual basis of the PEDI scales and of the ICF classifications were systematically collected and compared. Two researchers classified the item content of the Functional Skills scales independently before consensus was reached. RESULTS: The analyses indicate that the conceptual basis of the PEDI scales to a large extent match the ICF concepts of activity, participation and environmental factors. Both the PEDI and the ICF use the constructs of capacity and performance, but differ in how to operationalise these constructs. The classification of the Functional Skills scales shows that the PEDI primarily is a measure of activities and participation. The frequently use of environmental codes to classify the context of the requested functions demonstrates that the PEDI has incorporated the environment into the assessment. CONCLUSIONS: Our analyses indicate that the ICF could serve as a conceptual framework to clarify the measurement construct of the PEDI scales, and as taxonomy to describe and clarify the item content of the Functional Skills scales. Both as framework and taxonomy the ICF showed limitations in covering functioning in early childhood.
2006-04
Østensjø S; Bjorbaekmo W; Carlberg EB; Vøllestad NK
Disability And Rehabilitation
2006
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/09638280500212013" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1080/09638280500212013</a>
A scale to monitor progression and treatment of mitochondrial disease in children.
Child; Female; Humans; infant; Male; Great Britain; Prognosis; Disease Progression; Longitudinal Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Observer Variation; Predictive Value of Tests; Disability Evaluation; adolescent; Preschool; infant; Q3 Literature Search; Newborn; Pediatrics/methods; Mitochondrial Diseases/diagnosis/therapy; Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies/diagnosis/therapy; Neurology/methods
Mitochondrial diseases affect all age groups, but those with childhood onset often seem to experience the greatest burden of disability. In some paediatric patients this can be explained by a cumulative disability acquired over many years. In others, additional factors, including the nature and severity of the molecular defect, must be considered. To date, no large-scale studies have attempted to document the natural history of paediatric mitochondrial disease. This is in part at least, because no assessment tool has been available to plot the temporal course of a disease with such a diverse clinical spectrum. This paper describes how a practical and semi-quantitative rating scale has been devised for children with mitochondrial disease, the Newcastle paediatric mitochondrial disease scale (NPMDS). The scale is multi-dimensional and reproducible, offering a tool through which mitochondrial disease progression can be objectively monitored. We anticipate that use of this tool will facilitate both longitudinal natural history studies and the assessment of future therapeutic interventions.
2006
Phoenix C; Schaefer AM; Elson JL; Morava E; Bugiani M; Uziel G; Smeitink JA; Turnbull DM; McFarland R
Neuromuscular Disorders
2006
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2006.08.006" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.nmd.2006.08.006</a>
Change in parent-identified goals in young children with cerebral palsy receiving a context-focused intervention: associations with child, goal and intervention factors
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Treatment Outcome; Goals; Ontario; Cerebral Palsy; Disability Evaluation; Alberta; Preschool; Motor Skills; Physical Therapy Modalities
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between goal achievement measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and child, goal, and intervention factors. Participants were 41 preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) who were in the context-focused therapy arm of a randomized controlled trial. Factors including child age, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level, type and complexity of goals, and intervention strategies were analyzed. Children made large, positive mean changes on the COPM over 6 months (Performance = 3.8, SD = 1.9; Satisfaction = 4.3, SD 4.3) with younger children showing greater change. The COPM scores had low to moderate correlations with change on the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory and the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66). Regression analysis indicated that age, but not GMFCS level influenced COPM change scores. Goal complexity and intervention strategies were not significantly related to COPM change scores. The results provide support for using the COPM as an individualized measure of change in young children with CP receiving intervention.
2014-02
Pollock N; Sharma N; Christenson C; Law M; Gorter JW; Darrah J
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
2014
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.3109/01942638.2013.799627" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.3109/01942638.2013.799627</a>
Perspectives on transitions: rethinking services for children and youth with developmental disabilities
Child; Humans; Male; United States; Disability Evaluation; adolescent; Adolescent Transitions; Adolescent Health Services/standards; Developmental Disabilities/rehabilitation; Health Services Needs and Demand/organization & administration
Transition to adulthood for youth with developmental disabilities has become an important concern internationally of service providers working with these young people. Reflecting on the useful review by Binks and colleagues in this issue of the Archives, we argue as developmentalists that this is an ideal time to step back from our traditional preoccupation with "treatment" of childhood disability and to reconsider broadly what our goals for intervention ought to be. We invoke the concepts of the International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability framework and draw on research that taps the voices of young people with disabilities-voices we believe have a lot to tell us about what has and has not worked for them. We suggest that there are unparalleled opportunities to enhance transition to adulthood for young people with developmental disabilities, in part by a feed-forward of the best of childhood services, and to work to prevent many of the difficulties faced by the current generation making this challenging transition.
2007
Rosenbaum P; Stewart D
Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
2007
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1016/j.apmr.2007.06.001</a>
Data equivalency of an interactive voice response system for home assessment of back pain and function
Female; Humans; Male; Adult; Longitudinal Studies; Disability Evaluation; Telephone; Data Collection/methods; Automation; Back Pain/physiopathology; Evaluation Studies as Topic
BACKGROUND: Interactive voice response (IVR) systems that collect survey data using automated, push-button telephone responses may be useful to monitor patients' pain and function at home; however, its equivalency to other data collection methods has not been studied. OBJECTIVES: To study the data equivalency of IVR measurement of pain and function to live telephone interviewing. METHODS: In a prospective cohort study, 547 working adults (66% male) with acute back pain were recruited at an initial outpatient visit and completed telephone assessments one month later to track outcomes of pain, function, treatment helpfulness and return to work. An IVR system was introduced partway through the study (after the first 227 participants) to reduce the staff time necessary to contact participants by telephone during nonworking hours. RESULTS: Of 368 participants who were subsequently recruited and offered the IVR option, 131 (36%) used IVR, 189 (51%) were contacted by a telephone interviewer after no IVR attempt was made within five days, and 48 (13%) were lost to follow-up. Those with lower income were more likely to use IVR. Analysis of outcome measures showed that IVR respondents reported comparatively lower levels of function and less effective treatment, but not after controlling for differences due to the delay in reaching non-IVR users by telephone (mean: 35.4 versus 29.2 days). CONCLUSIONS: The results provided no evidence of information or selection bias associated with IVR use; however, IVR must be supplemented with other data collection options to maintain high response rates.
2007
Shaw WS; Verma SK
Pain Research & Management : The Journal Of The Canadian Pain Society = Journal De La Societe Canadienne Pour Le Traitement De La Douleur
2007
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1155/2007/185863" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1155/2007/185863</a>
Equivalence reliability of the functional independence measure for children (WeeFIM) administration methods.
Child; Female; Humans; Male; Interviews as Topic; Longitudinal Studies; Activities of Daily Living; Reproducibility of Results; Psychometrics; Observer Variation; Disability Evaluation; Preschool; infant; Cerebral Palsy/rehabilitation; Developmental Disabilities/rehabilitation; Down Syndrome/rehabilitation
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the equivalence reliability of two administration methods for the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM). The two methods were direct observation of child performance and parental interview. METHOD: Thirty children between the ages of 19 months and 71 months with identified developmental disabilities were included in this study. The direct observation and interview methods were administered in random order to each subject within a 3-week period. The direct observation was completed in the educational setting, and the WeeFIM interview was obtained by either in-person interview or telephone interview with the parent. RESULTS: The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for total WeeFIM ratings was .93, indicating consistency between the two administration methods. Analysis of the WeeFIM Motor (13 items) and Cognitive (5 items) domains yielded ICC values of .93 and .75, respectively, suggesting greater consistency for items measuring motor-related skills. CONCLUSION: The results demonstrate good agreement for total ratings when the WeeFIM is administered by direct observation and by interview with a parent. The findings establish the clinical usefulness of information collected by clinical interview.
1997
Sperle PA; Ottenbacher KJ; Braun SL; Lane SJ; Nochajski S
The American Journal Of Occupational Therapy.: Official Publication Of The American Occupational Therapy Association
1997
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.51.1.35" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.5014/ajot.51.1.35</a>
Concurrent validity of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) and the Pediatric Evaluation of Disabilities Inventory in children with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries
Child; Female; Humans; infant; Male; disabled children; Developmental Disabilities; Psychometrics; Health Status Indicators; Disability Evaluation; Preschool; PEDI Study; Brain Injuries; Spinal Dysraphism
The Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) and the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) are the most commonly used measures of functional performance in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the concurrent validity of the instruments when used with children with developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury. The subjects were 41 children, age 1.3 to 9.5 years, who were receiving inpatient or outpatient services at a pediatric rehabilitation unit in Brisbane, Australia. Spearman correlation coefficients between the two tests were greater than 0.88 for self care, transportation/locomotion, and communication/social function. The high correlations indicate that the two tests measure similar constructs. Choosing between the tests depends on situational requirements and depth of information required.
2001
Ziviani J; Ottenbacher KJ; Shephard K; Foreman S; Astbury W; Ireland P
Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics
2001
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1080/j006v21n02_08" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1080/j006v21n02_08</a>