Development and reliability of a system to classify gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology - Tập 39 Số 4 - Trang 214-223 - 1997
Robert J. Palisano1, Peter Rosenbaum2, Stephen D. Walter3, David Russell4,5, Ellen Wood6,4, Barbara Galuppi7
1Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia. PA, USA
2Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
3Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
4McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
5Research Coordinator, Neurodevelopmental Clinical Research Unit
6Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics.
7Neurodevelopmental Clinical Research Unit, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Tóm tắt

To address the need for a standardized system to classify the gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy, the authors developed a five‐level classification system analogous to the staging and grading systems used in medicine. Nominal group process and Delphi survey consensus methods were used to examine content validity and revise the classification system until consensus among 48 experts (physical therapists, occupational therapists, and developmental pediatricians with expertise in cerebral palsy) was achieved. Interrater reliability (k) was 0.55 for children less than 2 years of age and 0.75 for children 2 to 12 years of age. The classification system has application for clinical practice, research, teaching, and administration.

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Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Tập 39 Số 4

214-223

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