%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.

@article{Voorman2006, abstract = {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.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:53:40.000+0200}, author = {Voorman, Jeanine M and Dallmeijer, Annet J and Schuengel, Carlo and Knol, Dirk L and Lankhorst, Gustaaf J and Becher, Jules G}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c2885c849ea3058f8c9ca4cb375f46eb/ar0berts}, doi = {10.1177/0269215506069673}, groups = {public}, interhash = {5c270201cea3144334914e565b9a8dc9}, intrahash = {c2885c849ea3058f8c9ca4cb375f46eb}, journal = {Clin Rehabil}, keywords = {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}, month = Nov, number = 11, pages = {937--948}, pii = {20/11/937}, pmid = {17065537}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:53:40.000+0200}, title = {Activities and participation of 9- to 13-year-old children with cerebral palsy.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215506069673}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 20, year = 2006 }