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Everyday functioning in young children with cerebral palsy: functional skills, caregiver assistance, and modifications of the environment.

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Everyday functioning is described in 95 children with cerebral palsy (CP; 55 males and 40 females; mean age 58 months, SD 18 months, range 25 to 87 months) using the three scales of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI): Functional ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003Sep in Journal: Dev Med Child Neurol (Language : eng)

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1. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2003 Sep;45(9):603-12

Everyday functioning in young children with cerebral palsy: functional skills, caregiver assistance, and modifications of the environment.

Ostensjø S, Carlberg EB, Vøllestad NK

Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo University College, Oslo, Norway. sigrid.ostensjo@hf.hio.no

Everyday functioning is described in 95 children with cerebral palsy (CP; 55 males and 40 females; mean age 58 months, SD 18 months, range 25 to 87 months) using the three scales of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI): Functional Skills, Caregiver Assistance, and Modifications of the Environment. Types of CP in the children were hemiplegia, (n=19), spastic/ataxic diplegia, (n=44), spastic quadriplegia, (n=16), dyskinetic, (n=9), and mixed (n=7). Symptoms were grouped by severity according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS): 23% were classified at level I, 21% at level II, 10% at level III, 23% at level IV, and 23% level V. A large variability in functioning in mobility, self-care, and social function was seen because of the heterogeneity of children with CP. Limitations in achievement of activities, need for assistance, and use of assistive devices increased progressively with GMFCS level. Furthermore, these children differed to a great extent from the normative sample of the PEDI. Stepwise regression analysis showed that the GMFCS was a good predictor of everyday functioning with age and learning problems as significantly contributing factors, particularly in self-care and social function. In conclusion, the three scales of the PEDI represent different but strongly related aspects of everyday functioning in young children with CP.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Sigrid	Ostensjø	S
Eva Brogren	Carlberg	EB
Nina K	Vøllestad	NK

Affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo University College, Oslo, Norway. sigrid.ostensjo@hf.hio.no

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Activities of Daily Living - classification
Age Factors
Caregivers
Cerebral Palsy - classification, physiopathology, rehabilitation
Child
Child Welfare
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Children
Female
Humans
Male
Motor Activity - physiology
Motor Skills - physiology
Norway - epidemiology
Observer Variation
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Social Environment
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