Clinical tools designed to assess motor abilities in children with cerebral palsy

Autor(es)

Pavao, Silvia L. ; Silva, Fernanda P. S. ; Dusing, Stacey C. ; Rocha, Nelci Adriana C. F.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: Developmental Neurorehabilitation; v. 20, n. 3, p. 149-159, 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Objective: This systematic review aimed to list the tools used by rehabilitation professionals to test motor abilities in children with cerebral palsy (CP), to determine if these tools have psychometric properties specifically measured for CP, and to identify the main characteristics of these tools. Method: Web of Science, PEDro, PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Direct, and SciELO databases were searched to identify the tools. PubMed/MEDLINE was then searched to identify the studies assessing those tools' psychometric properties. The agreement-based standards for the selection of health measurement tools and the Terwee criteria were used to assess the quality and the results of each included study, respectively. Results: Eighteen tools were identified. The psychometric properties of many of the tools used with children with CP have not been evaluated for this population. Conclusion: The psychometric properties evaluated often have a poor methodological quality of measurement. Overall, we suggest the tools with most empirical support to evaluate children with CP. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/24371-5 - Avaliação dos hábitos de vida segundo a assessment of life habits (life-h): adaptação cultural e valores normativos para crianças brasileiras
• Beneficiário: Fernanda Pereira dos Santos Silva
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 13/13380-6 - Impacto das informações sensoriais na execução do movimento sentado para de pé em crianças com paralisia cerebral
• Beneficiário: Silvia Leticia Pavão Rago
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado