Journal article
A systematic review of evidence-based assessment practices by allied health practitioners for children with cerebral palsy
B O'Connor, C Kerr, N Shields, C Imms
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12973
Abstract
Aim: The routine use of psychometrically robust assessment tools is integral to best practice. This systematic review aims to determine the extent to which evidence-based assessment tools were used by allied health practitioners for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis protocols 2015 was employed. A search strategy applied the free text terms: 'allied health practitioner', 'assessment', and 'cerebral palsy', and related subject headings to seven databases. Included articles reported assessment practices of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, or speech pathologists working with children with CP aged 0 to 18 ye..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
Bridget O'Connor is a recipient of an Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarship awarded under the Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (NAHSSS) funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health (DoH) and administered by Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) for her Masters of Philosophy programme. Her studies are nested within a larger programme of research led by Professor Christine Imms and funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (CP Check Up: Providing the best service at the best time, APP 1055278). We would like to thank Kathryn Duncan (Liaison Librarian, Australian Catholic University) for her ongoing advice on the nuances of database searching and her assistance with retrieval and management of articles and Brooke Adair for facilitating peer support through the Systematic Review Club, in the School of Allied Health, ACU. The authors have stated that they had no interests that might be perceived as posing a conflict or bias.