%0 Journal Article %1 Reddihough1991 %A Reddihough, D. %A Bach, T. %A Burgess, G. %A Oke, L. %A Hudson, I. %D 1991 %J Dev Med Child Neurol %K Cerebral Palsy; Child; Humans; Motor Neurons; Skills; Muscles; Neurologic Examination; Physical Therapy Modalities; Psychomotor Performance; Reaction Time %N 7 %P 578--584 %T Comparison of subjective and objective measures of movement performance of children with cerebral palsy. %V 33 %X The outcome of an eight-week period of additional occupational therapy, aimed at improving fine motor skills, was assessed by accelerometry and a rating scale based on the Erhardt Developmental Prehension Assessment. 10 children with cerebral palsy received their regular occupational therapy, while a similar group had an additional 30-minute session each day. No difference was found between groups at the end of the study. The difficulties of designing this type of project are discussed and the assessment methods described.

@article{Reddihough1991, abstract = {The outcome of an eight-week period of additional occupational therapy, aimed at improving fine motor skills, was assessed by accelerometry and a rating scale based on the Erhardt Developmental Prehension Assessment. 10 children with cerebral palsy received their regular occupational therapy, while a similar group had an additional 30-minute session each day. No difference was found between groups at the end of the study. The difficulties of designing this type of project are discussed and the assessment methods described.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:07:44.000+0200}, author = {Reddihough, D. and Bach, T. and Burgess, G. and Oke, L. and Hudson, I.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b889cfef42ec9ca7ad17e1da06a63bb9/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {3a98246dc50189c8b3e86074866b6047}, intrahash = {b889cfef42ec9ca7ad17e1da06a63bb9}, journal = {Dev Med Child Neurol}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child; Humans; Motor Neurons; Skills; Muscles; Neurologic Examination; Physical Therapy Modalities; Psychomotor Performance; Reaction Time}, month = Jul, number = 7, pages = {578--584}, pmid = {1879621}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:07:44.000+0200}, title = {Comparison of subjective and objective measures of movement performance of children with cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 33, year = 1991 }