Investigation of interobserver reliability of the Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire in children with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy.

GUNEL M., Tarsuslu T., MUTLU A., LİVANELİOĞLU A.

Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, cilt.44, sa.1, ss.63-9, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3944/aott.2010.2218
  • Dergi Adı: Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.63-9
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cerebral palsy, child, disability evaluation, gait disorders, neurologic, observer variation, questionnaires, GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION, OUTCOME ASSESSMENT, GAIT, VALIDITY, EQUINUS, SYSTEM, WEEFIM, GMFCS
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Information obtained from families is of particular importance in the evaluation of functional mobility skills of children with cerebral palsy (CP) after orthopedic interventions and long-term rehabilitation applications. This study was designed to evaluate the interobserver reliability of the Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire (FAQ) which was administered to the mothers and the physiotherapist for children with CP.