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Evaluation of Ability for Basic Movement Scale for Children Type T (ABMS-CT) for disabled children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21899966     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The objective of this pilot study was to test the validity and reliability of a new scale, the Ability for Basic Movement Scale for Children Type T (ABMS-CT). METHODS: Forty-nine pediatric patients with disabilities (aged 1.00-15.17years; 29 males and 20 females) participated in this prospective study. To prove the validity and reliability of the ABMS-CT, subjects were administered the ABMS-CT by two physicians. In addition to the ABMS-CT score, data on age, diagnosis, and results of the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) were recorded. RESULTS: Spearman's rank correlation coefficient analysis showed that the ability to perform basic movements according to the individual scores for each item on the ABMS-CT and the total scores of the ABMS-CT correlated significantly with the total scores of the motor and cognitive WeeFIM, respectively (r=0.753-0.892, p=0.0001). The five items on the ABMS-CT had appropriate internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.966). Inter-rater reliability analysis indicated that the "oral and facial area", "hands and fingers", "one leg", "both legs", and "stairs" items on the ABMS-CT had almost perfect reliability (κ=0.854-0.925). CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence for the validity and reliability of the ABMS-CT with regard to assessment of the functional ability for complex movements in disabled pediatric patients even if they can walk independently.
Authors:
Keiji Hashimoto; Kohei Miyamura; Manami Honda
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-9-5
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain & development     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1872-7131     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-9-8     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7909235     Medline TA:  Brain Dev     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 The Japanese Society of Child Neurology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Developmental Evaluation Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan.
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