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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rabinovich, Remy V
• Patel, Nitesh V
• Gates, Philip E
• Otsuka, Norman Y

Titel

The Relationship between the School Function Assessment (SFA) and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) in Ambulatory Patients with Cerebral Palsy

Ist Teil von

• Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases (2013), 2015-07, Vol.73 (3), p.204

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Determine the relationship between the SFA and GMFCS in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Through correlation, regression, and ANOVA analysis, data from 103 children were examined. A regression model was used to compare SFA-predicted versus actual GMFCS levels. One-way ANOVA was utilized to determine differences between SFA subscale scores in the context of GMFCS. A significant correlation between composite SFA scores and GMFCS levels (r = -0.847, p < 0.020) was observed. Subscale-SFA and GMFCS correlations included Regular Class (r = -0.338, p < 0.001), Physical Tasks Adaptation (Phys1; r = -0.340, p < 0.001) and Assistance (Phys2; r = -0.340, p < 0.001), Position (r = -0.338, p<0.001), Recreational Movement (RecMvmt; r = -0.387, p <0.0001), Manipulation Movement (ManMvmt; r = -0.494, p < 0.0001), and Up/Down Stairs (UDStairs; r = -0.453, p< 0.0001). Between predicated and actual GMFCS levels, no statistical difference was observed. One-way ANOVA demonstrated SFA differences at GMFCS levels: Phys1 (F= 5.32, p < 0.002), Phys2 (F = 4.54, p < 0.005), Position (F = 4.63, p < 0.004), RecMvmt (F = 7.92, p < 0.0001), ManMvmt (F = 13.50, p < 0.0001), and UDStairs (F = 6.18, p < 0.001). Utilizing both SFA-predicted and actual GMFCS levels may help determine if a child is performing at an expected level of daily function.