ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) in children with spastic diplegia. The GMFM is a criterion-referenced evaluative tool designed to quantify change in motor function over time. The GMFM was administered to 37 children with spastic diplegia three times: once as a baseline and again after 12− and 24-month intervals. Paired videotapes of the GMFM assessments were viewed by a therapist familiar with the GMFM, but unfamiliar with the child. The therapist was asked to judge how much change in motor skills was observed between the tapes. The hypothesis was that correlation of change scores on the GMFM and masked therapist's judgment of change by videotaped assessment would be ≥0.45. Spearman correlation coefficients for the GMFM total percent score were 0.66 and 0.79 at 12 and 24 months, respectively. The study provides evidence of the construct validity of the GMFM to measure change in motor function over a 12− and 24-month period of time in children with spastic diplegia.

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Changing perspectives of children's motor development have influenced the development of new measurement tools. Two recently published pediatric assessment tools incorporate aspects of a contemporary perspective of motor development, such as examining quality of movement and function using an observational method. The purposes of this article are to compare the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) and the Toddler and Infant Motor Evaluation (T.I.M.E.TM) and to describe the extent that each test subscribes to a contemporary perspective of motor development. The tools are described in detail, including the theoretical basis of each tool, administration procedures, and psychometric information. These tools provide a unique approach to gather information that may help pediatric physical therapists with treatment planning.

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-5669    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1998

数据来源: OVID