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Sañudo B, Sánchez-Oliver AJ, Fernández-Gavira J, Gaser D, Stöcker N, Peralta M, Marques A, Papakonstantinou S, Nicolini C, Sitzberger C. Physical and Psychosocial Benefits of Sports Participation Among Children and Adolescents with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review. SPORTS MEDICINE - OPEN 2024; 10:54. [PMID: 38750266 PMCID: PMC11096140 DOI: 10.1186/s40798-024-00722-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to identify sports interventions for children and adolescents (CaA) with chronic diseases and evaluate their impact on physical, psychological, and social well-being. The findings of this study will contribute to our understanding of the potential benefits of sports interventions for CaA with chronic diseases and inform future interventions to promote their overall health and well-being. METHODS A systematic review was conducted in eight databases. This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines and utilized a comprehensive search strategy to identify studies on sport-based interventions for CaA with chronic diseases. The review included randomized controlled trials and observational studies that focused on physical and psychosocial outcomes. RESULTS We screened 10,123 titles and abstracts, reviewed the full text of 622 records, and included 52 primary studies. A total of 2352 participants were assessed with an average of 45 ± 37 participants per study. Among the included studies involving CaA with chronic diseases with an age range from 3 to 18 years, 30% (n = 15) autism spectrum disorders, 21% (n = 11) cerebral palsy, 19% (n = 10) were attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and 17% (n = 9) obesity. Other diseases included were cancer (n = 5), asthma (n = 1) and cystic fibrosis (n = 1). Interventions involved various sports and physical activities tailored to each chronic disease. The duration and frequency of interventions varied across studies. Most studies assessed physical outcomes, including motor performance and physical fitness measures. Psychosocial outcomes were also evaluated, focusing on behavioural problems, social competencies, and health-related quality of life. CONCLUSION Overall, sport-based interventions effectively improved physical and psychosocial outcomes in CaA with chronic diseases. Interventions are generally safe, and participants adhere to the prescribed protocols favorably. Despite that, there is little evidence that interventions are being implemented. Future studies should include interventions tailored to meet the common issues experienced by CaA with chronic conditions, providing a comprehensive understanding of the impact of sports interventions on those affected. REGISTRATION The methodology for this review was pre-determined and registered in the PROSPERO database (registration number: CRD42023397172).
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- Borja Sañudo
- Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Chair of Preventive Pediatrics, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- CRETHIDEV. Creative Thinking Development, Attiki, Greece
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- CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina, ISAMB, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina, ISAMB, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CEIPES. Centro Internazionale per la Promozione dell'Educazione e lo Sviluppo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Visscher RMS, Gwerder M, Viehweger E, Taylor WR, Brunner R, Singh NB. Can developmental trajectories in gait variability provide prognostic clues in motor adaptation among children with mild cerebral palsy? A retrospective observational cohort study. Front Hum Neurosci 2023; 17:1205969. [PMID: 37795211 PMCID: PMC10546019 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1205969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023] Open
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Aim To investigate whether multiple domains of gait variability change during motor maturation and if this change over time could differentiate children with a typical development (TDC) from those with cerebral palsy (CwCP). Methods This cross-sectional retrospective study included 42 TDC and 129 CwCP, of which 99 and 30 exhibited GMFCS level I and II, respectively. Participants underwent barefoot 3D gait analysis. Age and parameters of gait variability (coefficient of variation of stride-time, stride length, single limb support time, walking speed, and cadence; as well as meanSD for hip flexion, knee flexion, and ankle dorsiflexion) were used to fit linear models, where the slope of the models could differ between groups to test the hypotheses. Results Motor-developmental trajectories of gait variability were able to distinguish between TDC and CwCP for all parameters, except the variability of joint angles. CwCP with GMFCS II also showed significantly higher levels of gait variability compared to those with GMFCS I, these levels were maintained across different ages. Interpretation This study showed the potential of gait variability to identify and detect the motor characteristics of high functioning CwCP. In future, such trajectories could provide functional biomarkers for identifying children with mild movement related disorders and support the management of expectations.
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- Rosa M. S. Visscher
- Department of Health Science & Technology, Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Science & Technology, Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Movement Analysis, University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB), Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Science & Technology, Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Singapore-ETH Centre, Future Health Technologies Program, CREATE Campus, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Movement Analysis, University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB), Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Science & Technology, Laboratory for Movement Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Singapore-ETH Centre, Future Health Technologies Program, CREATE Campus, Singapore, Singapore
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Akkaya KU, Bezgin S, Field D, Elbasan B. Turkish validity and reliability of the level of sitting scale in children with cerebral palsy. Turk J Med Sci 2023; 53:603-609. [PMID: 37476883 PMCID: PMC10387952 DOI: 10.55730/1300-0144.5621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Level of Sitting Scale (LSS) is a valid and reliable classification index that categorizes sitting ability. The aim of this study is to establish the Turkish validity and reliability of the LSS in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS In total, 165 children (75 girls and 90 boys) between the ages of 4 and 18 years who were diagnosed with CP were included in the study. All children were evaluated by two independent physiotherapists for the interrater reliability analysis of the LSS and were reevaluated 1 week later by the same physiotherapist for the intrarater reliability analysis. The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was used for validity analysis. RESULTS The intrarater reliability analyses of the LSS showed an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.999 (ICC 95% CI [0.999-1]),and the interrater reliability analyses showed an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.998 (ICC 95% CI [0.998-0.999]). A statistically significant, negative, and strong correlation was found between the GMFCS and the LSS (p < 0.001, r = -0.770). DISCUSSION The Turkish version of the LSS in children with CP is a valid and reliable scale. The Turkish LSS can be used by researchersand clinicians in research and to determine the sitting level of children with CP.
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- Kamile Uzun Akkaya
- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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- Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Wu R, Gao Y, Zhang H, Chen Y, Tan F, Zeng D, Wan H, Yang Y, Gu J, Pei Z. Metabolic assessment of cerebral palsy with normal clinical MRI using 18F-FDG PET imaging: A preliminary report. Front Neurol 2022; 13:844911. [PMID: 36188357 PMCID: PMC9520285 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.844911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To explore the cerebral metabolic patterns of cerebral palsy (CP) patients without structural abnormalities by brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, we evaluated 18F-fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) imaging features in patients. Thirty-one children with CP [Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels II-V] showing no structural abnormalities by MRI were enrolled in this study. Regional glucose metabolic activity values were calculated using Scenium software and compared between the right and left cerebral hemispheres. These comparisons revealed asymmetric metabolic reductions in the central region, cerebellum, frontal lobe, and parietal lobe (p < 0.01). We next determined whether averaged brain metabolic activity values in different brain regions correlated with GMFCS levels. The metabolic activity values of basal ganglia, left temporal lobe, and cerebellum correlated negatively with GMFCS scores (all p < 0.05). This method was applied to the left cerebellum, which showed higher metabolic activity values than those in the right cerebellum in most patients (83.8%), and these values also correlated negatively with GMFCS scores (Spearman's r = −0.36, p = 0.01). Differential cortical glucose metabolism by 18F-FDG PET, may help to distinguish between different CP diagnoses that are not detected by MRI.
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- Ruimin Wu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Nursing, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
- Jiaowei Gu
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Anesthesiology and Pain, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Shiyan, China
- *Correspondence: Zhijun Pei
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Vila-Nova F, Dos Santos Cardoso de Sá C, Oliveira R, Cordovil R. Differences in Leisure Physical Activity Participation in Children with Typical Development and Cerebral Palsy. Dev Neurorehabil 2021; 24:180-186. [PMID: 32981411 DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2020.1819461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AIM To compare participation in leisure physical activities in children with typical development (TD) and cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS A total of 170 children with TD (n = 101) and CP (n = 69) aged 8 to 18 years reported participation in 16 extracurricular physical activities. Non-parametric statistics examined differences between groups. RESULTS Children with TD participated more frequently in individual physical activities (p = .018), team sports (p = .026), and bicycling (p = .001), and less in horseback riding (p = .031) than children with CP in GMFCS II-V. The differences between children with TD and CP in GMFCS I and within the CP group were not statistically significant. We did not find differences between groups in enjoyment. CONCLUSION Children with CP in GMFCS II-V tend to participate less in leisure physical activities that require higher motor and perceptual skills. Support in the adaptation of physical recreation and sports may help improve participation.
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- Fabio Vila-Nova
- Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Cheng M, Anderson M, Levac DE. Performance Variability During Motor Learning of a New Balance Task in a Non-immersive Virtual Environment in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy and Typically Developing Peers. Front Neurol 2021; 12:623200. [PMID: 33790848 PMCID: PMC8005528 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.623200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Motor impairments contribute to performance variability in children with cerebral palsy (CP) during motor skill learning. Non-immersive virtual environments (VEs) are popular interventions to promote motor learning in children with hemiplegic CP. Greater understanding of performance variability as compared to typically developing (TD) peers during motor learning in VEs may inform clinical decisions about practice dose and challenge progression. Purpose: (1) To quantify within-child (i.e., across different timepoints) and between-child (i.e., between children at the same timepoint) variability in motor skill acquisition, retention and transfer in a non-immersive VE in children with CP as compared to TD children; and (2) To explore the relationship between the amount of within-child variability during skill acquisition and learning outcomes. Methods: Secondary data analysis of 2 studies in which 13 children with hemiplegic CP and 67 TD children aged 7-14 years undertook repeated trials of a novel standing postural control task in acquisition, retention and transfer sessions. Changes in performance across trials and sessions in children with CP as compared to TD children and between younger (7-10 years) and older (11-14 years) children were assessed using mixed effects models. Raw scores were converted to z-scores to meet model distributional assumptions. Performance variability was quantified as the standard deviation of z-scores. Results: TD children outperformed children with CP and older children outperformed younger children at each session. Older children with CP had the least between-child variability in acquisition and the most in retention, while older TD children demonstrated the opposite pattern. Younger children with CP had consistently high between-child variability, with no difference between sessions. Within-child variability was highest in younger children, regardless of group. Within-child variability was more pronounced in TD children as compared to children with CP. The relationship between the amount of within-child variability in performance and performance outcome at acquisition, retention and transfer sessions was task-specific, with a positive correlation for 1 study and a negative correlation in the other. Conclusions: Findings, though preliminary and limited by small sample size, can inform subsequent research to explore VE-specific causes of performance variability, including differing movement execution requirements and individual characteristics such as motivation, attention and visuospatial abilities.
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- Minxin Cheng
- Rehabilitation Games and Virtual Reality Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Biology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Rehabilitation Games and Virtual Reality Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United States
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Sousa Junior RR, Gontijo APB, Santos TRT, Wright FV, Mancini MC. Measurement Properties and Translation to Brazilian-Portuguese of the Challenge for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy. Phys Occup Ther Pediatr 2021; 41:372-389. [PMID: 33342345 DOI: 10.1080/01942638.2020.1859663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Aims: Translate the Challenge assessment into Brazilian-Portuguese, determine its face validity, evaluate the reliability of the total score and score per item, investigate whether the child's gross motor level (classified by the Gross Motor Function Classification System-GMFCS) influences the reliability levels, and estimate responsiveness to change.Methods: The translation followed four stages: translation, synthesis, back-translation, and review. For face validity, ten physical therapists evaluated item relevance. Children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (n = 50, 5-18 years of age) GMFCS I and II were evaluated by two therapists for inter and intra-rater reliability. Thirty of these participants were recruited for the instrument's responsiveness evaluation and reassessed (n = 28) after three months of treatment. Minimal Detectable Change (MDC), and Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) were estimated.Results: The back-translated version was similar to the English version. All test items were considered relevant by the physical therapists. Total score intra and inter-rater reliability were excellent for both GMFCS levels (ICC = 0.94-0.99). Items' intra- and inter- rater reliability varied from low to almost perfect (kw=-0.14-0.94). MDC90 and MDC95 values were 3.90-6.35 and 4.63-7.54, respectively. MCID values were 3.57-4.56.Conclusion: The translated version of the Challenge showed excellent face validity and reliability and was able to document longitudinal change.
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- Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Clutterbuck GL, Auld ML, Johnston LM. SPORTS STARS: a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Activity and participation outcomes of a randomised controlled trial. Disabil Rehabil 2020; 44:948-956. [DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1783376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Georgina L. Clutterbuck
- School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
- CPL - Choice, Passion, Life (previously the Cerebral Palsy League), Brisbane, Australia
- School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, Australia
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- CPL - Choice, Passion, Life (previously the Cerebral Palsy League), Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Clutterbuck GL, Auld ML, Johnston LM. High-level motor skills assessment for ambulant children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and decision tree. Dev Med Child Neurol 2020; 62:693-699. [PMID: 32237147 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.14524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIM To examine the psychometric evidence for high-level motor skills assessment tools for ambulant, school-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD We searched five databases for population (children with CP aged 5-18y in Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I and II), assessment focus (high-level motor skills), and psychometric evidence. We evaluated evidence strength using the number of studies, quality, and conduct according to COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments checklists. RESULTS Eleven assessments (39 studies) met the criteria. Seven high-level motor skills assessment items (Muscle Power Sprint Test, 10m Shuttle Run Test, 10×5m Sprint Test, vertical jump, standing broad jump, seated throw, and Timed Up and Down Stairs) had strong validity and responsiveness evidence. Jumping items and seated throw lacked reliability data. Four high-level motor skills assessment batteries (Functional Strength Measure in CP, Gross Motor Function Measure-Challenge, Peabody Developmental Motor Scale, and Test of Gross Motor Development, Second Edition) had moderate-to-strong validity and/or reliability evidence. Responsiveness data were only available for the Gross Motor Function Measure-Challenge battery. The decision tree was developed with five levels: clinical feasibility, relevance, tool design, clinical utility, and psychometric properties. INTERPRETATION High-level motor skills assessment tools have strong psychometric evidence for ambulant, school-aged children with CP. The decision tree can assist clinicians and researchers in identifying appropriate tools to measure high-level motor skills. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS An evidence-based decision tree guides the selection of appropriate high-level motor skills assessment tools. Seven high-level motor skills assessment items have strong psychometric evidence and clinical utility for ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Four high-level motor skills assessment batteries with recreation and mobility items have emerging psychometric evidence in this population.
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- Georgina L Clutterbuck
- School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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