Reliability and Validity of the Gross Motor Function Classification System for Cerebral Palsy

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Winter Bodkin ◽  
Cordelia Robinson ◽  
Frida P. Perales
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function

A study validating the Italian version of the Level of Sitting Scale in children with cerebral palsy

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1810-1818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Tofani ◽  
Costanza Candeloro ◽  
Maurizio Sabbadini ◽  
Debra Field ◽  
Flaminia Frascarelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Objectives: To assess measurement properties of the Italian version of the Level of Sitting Scale when classifying sitting ability of children with cerebral palsy. Design: Methodological study. Setting: Children’s hospital (inpatients and outpatients). Subjects: Children 18 years of age or younger with cerebral palsy. Methods: The original English version of the Level of Sitting Scale was translated and culturally adapted for the Italian culture following international guidelines. Examination of reliability and validity of the Italian Level of Sitting Scale was then undertaken. Inter-rater and one-week test–retest reliability were estimated using both intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) with 95% confidence intervals and Bland–Altman plots. Construct validity of the Italian Level of Sitting was evaluated using three approaches examining Pearson’s correlation coefficient ( r) and Mann–Whitney U test ( P-value < 0.05). Main measures: Italian Level of Sitting Scale and Gross Motor Function Classification System. Results: The Italian Level of Sitting Scale was administered to 109 subjects. Inter-rater reliability and one-week test–retest showed excellent value with ICCs of 0.99 for both. (1) The Pearson correlation coefficient comparing Italian Level of Sitting Scale with Gross Motor Function Classification System was −0.91 and (2) correlation with total amount of adaptive seating components was −0.90. Differences in sitting abilities and use/non-use of wheelchair were found. All reported a statistical significance of P < 0.01. Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence of reliability and validity when using the Italian Level of Sitting Scale to classify seated postural abilities in a sample of Italian children with cerebral palsy.

scholarly journals GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (GMFCS) FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 3281-3286
Author(s):  
Mst. Rabea Begum ◽  
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Mohammad Anwar Hossain ◽  
Shahnaj Sultana ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of trunk impairment scale in children with spastic diplegia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vedasri Dasoju ◽  
Rakesh Krishna Kovela ◽  
Jaya Shanker Tedla ◽  
Devika Rani Sangadala ◽  
Ravi Shankar Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Spastic Diplegia ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Gross Motor Function Measure ◽  
Function Measure

AbstractThe Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) is a valid and reliable tool to assess trunk impairment in children with heterogeneous cerebral palsy. The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the TIS in assessing children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. The sample was a total of 30 subjects (15 = boys, 15 = girls). All subjects underwent an assessment of the sitting component of the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 and TIS by rater 1. Rater one observed video recordings within 24 h and scored TIS for intra-rater reliability, while rater two did likewise after 48 h for inter-rater reliability. The mean and standard deviation of the TIS and sitting components of the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 were 15.66 ± 4.20 and 52.36 ± 6.26, respectively. We established intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the TIS with Intra Class Correlation Coefficient 0.991 and 0.972, respectively. The concurrent validity of the TIS with the sitting component of the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 was good, with an r-value of 0.844 (p < 0.001). This study showed the excellent intra-rater and inter-rater reliability and high concurrent validity of the TIS in assessing children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.

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