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Developing and Validating the Communication Function Classification System for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy
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Hidecker, Mary Jo Cooley; Paneth, Nigel; Rosenbaum, Peter L.; Kent, Raymond D.; Lillie, Janet; Eulenberg, John B.; Chester, Ken, Jr.; Johnson, Brenda; Michalsen, Lauren; Evatt, Morgan; Taylor, Kara – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: The purpose of this study was to create and validate the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) for children with cerebral palsy (CP), for use by a wide variety of individuals who are interested in CP. This paper reports the content validity, interrater reliability, and test-retest reliability of the CFCS for children with CP.…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Validity, Test Reliability, Interrater Reliability
Probability of Walking, Wheeled Mobility, and Assisted Mobility in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy
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Palisano, Robert J.; Hanna, Steven E.; Rosenbaum, Peter L.; Tieman, Beth – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2010
Aim: Our aim was to describe how the probability of walking, wheeled mobility, and assisted mobility changes with environmental setting and age in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: The parents of a population-based sample of 642 children and adolescents (360 males, 282 females; age range 16mo-21y) reported their children's…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Cerebral Palsy, Adolescents, Psychomotor Skills
Stability and Decline in Gross Motor Function among Children and Youth with Cerebral Palsy Aged 2 to 21 Years
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Hanna, Steven E.; Rosenbaum, Peter L.; Bartlett, Doreen J.; Palisano, Robert J.; Walter, Stephen D.; Avery, Lisa; Russell, Dianne J. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
This paper reports the construction of gross motor development curves for children and youth with cerebral palsy (CP) in order to assess whether function is lost during adolescence. We followed children previously enrolled in a prospective longitudinal cohort study for an additional 4 years, as they entered adolescence and young adulthood. The…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Young Adults, Classification, Motor Development
How Do Changes in Body Functions and Structures, Activity, and Participation Relate in Children with Cerebral Palsy?
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Wright, F. Virginia; Rosenbaum, Peter L.; Goldsmith, Charles H.; Law, Mary; Fehlings, Darcy L. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
Rehabilitation increasingly addresses the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health's (ICF) concepts of activity and participation, but little is known about associations between changes in body functions and structures, activity, and participation. We conducted a before-and-after study of 35 ambulatory children with…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Change, Psychomotor Skills
Development of the Gross Motor Function Classification System for Cerebral Palsy
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Rosenbaum, Peter L.; Palisano, Robert J.; Bartlett, Doreen J.; Galuppi, Barbara E.; Russell, Dianne J. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) for cerebral palsy has been widely used internationally for clinical, research, and administrative purposes. This paper recounts the ideas and work behind the creation of the GMFCS, reports on the lessons learned, and identifies some philosophical challenges inherent in trying to develop an…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Neurological Impairments, Psychomotor Skills
Changes in Mobility of Children with Cerebral Palsy over Time and across Environmental Settings
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Tieman, Beth L.; Palisano, Robert J.; Gracely, Edward J.; Rosenbaum, Peter L.; Chiarello, Lisa A.; O'Neil, Margaret E. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2004
This study examined changes in mobility methods of children with cerebral palsy (CP) over time and across environmental settings. Sixty-two children with CP, ages 6-14 years and classified as levels II-IV on the Gross Motor Function Classification System, were randomly selected from a larger data base and followed for three to four years. On each…
Descriptors: Intervals, Cerebral Palsy, Motor Development, Physical Mobility