OBJECTIVE: To describe the activities and participation of children with cerebral palsy and to examine the relationship with personal factors and disease characteristics. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of a University Medical Center in The Netherlands. SUBJECTS: One hundred and ten children: 70 boys, 40 girls, mean (SD) age 11 years and 3 months (20 months). OUTCOME MEASURES: Activities and participation, described in the domains of mobility, self-care, domestic life, social life and communication, measured with the Gross Motor Function Measure, the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. RESULTS: Multiple linear regression models showed that the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was strongly associated with mobility (explained variance 87-92\%), self-care and domestic life. Apart from the GMFCS, cognitive impairment and limb distribution were less important but also significantly associated with self-care and domestic life (explained variance 65-81\%). Cognitive impairment and epilepsy were the most important factors associated with social life and communication (explained variance 54-75\%). CONCLUSION: Activities and participation can, to a large extent, be explained by only a few associated factors.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Voorman2006
%A Voorman, Jeanine M
%A Dallmeijer, Annet J
%A Schuengel, Carlo
%A Knol, Dirk L
%A Lankhorst, Gustaaf J
%A Becher, Jules G
%D 2006
%J Clin Rehabil
%K Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Communication; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Longitudinal Male; Mental Retardation; Motor Activity; Skills; Self Care; Social Behavior
%N 11
%P 937--948
%R 10.1177/0269215506069673
%T Activities and participation of 9- to 13-year-old children with cerebral palsy.
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215506069673
%V 20
%X OBJECTIVE: To describe the activities and participation of children with cerebral palsy and to examine the relationship with personal factors and disease characteristics. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of a University Medical Center in The Netherlands. SUBJECTS: One hundred and ten children: 70 boys, 40 girls, mean (SD) age 11 years and 3 months (20 months). OUTCOME MEASURES: Activities and participation, described in the domains of mobility, self-care, domestic life, social life and communication, measured with the Gross Motor Function Measure, the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory and the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. RESULTS: Multiple linear regression models showed that the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) was strongly associated with mobility (explained variance 87-92\%), self-care and domestic life. Apart from the GMFCS, cognitive impairment and limb distribution were less important but also significantly associated with self-care and domestic life (explained variance 65-81\%). Cognitive impairment and epilepsy were the most important factors associated with social life and communication (explained variance 54-75\%). CONCLUSION: Activities and participation can, to a large extent, be explained by only a few associated factors.
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