%0 Journal Article %1 Wang2006a %A Wang, Hui-Yi %A Yang, Yi Hsin %D 2006 %J Arch Phys Med Rehabil %K Ambulatory Care Facilities; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developmental Disabilities; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Children; Female; Follow-Up Humans; Infant; Male; Motor Skills; Physical Therapy Modalities; ROC Curve; Recovery of Function; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sickness Impact Profile; Treatment Outcome %N 1 %P 51--56 %R 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.117 %T Evaluating the responsiveness of 2 versions of the gross motor function measure for children with cerebral palsy. %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.117 %V 87 %X OBJECTIVE: To compare the responsiveness to motor change of the original version of Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88) and its second version (GMFM-66) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Seven rehabilitation pediatric clinics. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-five children with CP (age range, 0.5-9.4y; mean, 3.7+/-1.9y) were recruited. INTERVENTION: The children's motor ability was assessed twice with a mean interval of 3.5 months using all of the GMFM-88 items. A 3-category range of therapist judgments on the children's meaningful motor improvement was used as an external standard. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: GMFM-88 scores, GMFM-66 scores, and therapists' judgments. RESULTS: Regarding the association with the therapist judgments, the overall responsiveness of GMFM-66 is superior to that of GMFM-88. Both measures' sensitivities of the responsiveness are similar, but GMFM-66 has better specificity. CONCLUSIONS: To evaluate the motor change in a sample of children with CP over a mean interval of 3.5 months by using the 2 versions of GMFM, the GMFM-66 was more responsive than the GMFM-88 with respect to consistency with therapist clinically meaningful judgments.

@article{Wang2006a, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To compare the responsiveness to motor change of the original version of Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88) and its second version (GMFM-66) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Seven rehabilitation pediatric clinics. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-five children with CP (age range, 0.5-9.4y; mean, 3.7+/-1.9y) were recruited. INTERVENTION: The children's motor ability was assessed twice with a mean interval of 3.5 months using all of the GMFM-88 items. A 3-category range of therapist judgments on the children's meaningful motor improvement was used as an external standard. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: GMFM-88 scores, GMFM-66 scores, and therapists' judgments. RESULTS: Regarding the association with the therapist judgments, the overall responsiveness of GMFM-66 is superior to that of GMFM-88. Both measures' sensitivities of the responsiveness are similar, but GMFM-66 has better specificity. CONCLUSIONS: To evaluate the motor change in a sample of children with CP over a mean interval of 3.5 months by using the 2 versions of GMFM, the GMFM-66 was more responsive than the GMFM-88 with respect to consistency with therapist clinically meaningful judgments.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:54:02.000+0200}, author = {Wang, Hui-Yi and Yang, Yi Hsin}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23271722fa2e914e7f51268edcd1b6796/ar0berts}, doi = {10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.117}, groups = {public}, interhash = {1f364be14dd73e197193f81b8713cb6e}, intrahash = {3271722fa2e914e7f51268edcd1b6796}, journal = {Arch Phys Med Rehabil}, keywords = {Ambulatory Care Facilities; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developmental Disabilities; Disability Evaluation; Disabled Children; Female; Follow-Up Humans; Infant; Male; Motor Skills; Physical Therapy Modalities; ROC Curve; Recovery of Function; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sickness Impact Profile; Treatment Outcome}, month = Jan, number = 1, pages = {51--56}, pii = {S0003-9993(05)01185-8}, pmid = {16401438}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:54:02.000+0200}, title = {Evaluating the responsiveness of 2 versions of the gross motor function measure for children with cerebral palsy.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.117}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 87, year = 2006 }