Journal article

Stability of caregiver-reported manual ability and gross motor function classifications of cerebral palsy

C Imms, J Carlin, AC Eliasson

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | Published : 2010

Abstract

Aim: To examine the stability of caregiver-reported classifications of function of children with cerebral palsy (CP) measured 12 months apart. Method: Participants were 86 children (50 males, 36 females) with CP of all motor types and severities who were recruited into a population-based longitudinal study. Children were aged 11 years 8 months (SD 6mo) on the first assessment and 12 years 8 months (SD 6mo) on the second assessment. Data were gathered through a postal survey. Caregivers reported on the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), and other demographic characteristics. The percentage absolute agreement and the intraclass ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the families who took part in the study and the generous assistance of Sue Reid, manager of the Victorian Cerebral Palsy Register, and the Royal Children's Hospital orthopaedic department. This study involves secondary analyses of data gathered in a project that was supported by a grant from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the first author's doctoral scholarships from La Trobe University (2005-2006) and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council/Cerebral Palsy Foundation (2007-2008). The authors acknowledge the contributions to the larger project by Professors Sheena Reilly and Karen Dodd.